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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.

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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Closeup insects by Bnewell from Miscellaneous Montana and the Flathead River in Montana

Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Adult from unknown in Montana
Midges of the family Chironomidae are probably the most widespread aquatic insect in the world.
Perlidae (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from the Flathead River-upper in Montana
This is a nymph that has recently molted thus has not yet acquired its normal coloration.

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