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Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York
Blue-winged Olives
Baetis

Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.

Dorsal view of a Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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FredH
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FredH on Mar 21, 2011March 21st, 2011, 2:25 pm EDT
I combined aspects of realistic and traditional tying to create what i hope will be a productive fly.
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Shawnny3 on Mar 22, 2011March 22nd, 2011, 6:31 am EDT
Interesting combination of approaches, Fred. Let us know what the fish think.

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FredH on Mar 22, 2011March 22nd, 2011, 7:32 am EDT
Thanks Shawn. Not really happy with my feather choice for the soft hackle so I'll tie a couple of more with a different hackle and some with wings and see what the fish like better.
Fred
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FredH on Mar 24, 2011March 24th, 2011, 3:26 am EDT


A couple more pics

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