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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 Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This species was fairly abundant in a February sample of the upper Yakima.
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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Report at a Glance

General RegionBlack Hills
Specific LocationCastle Creek near inlet of Deerfield Reservoir
Dates FishedJuly 12-14, 2011
Time of DayAfternoon
Fish CaughtRainbows, Rock Bass, & 1 brook trout
Conditions & HatchesOvercast. A few midges were hatching.

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Bioprofsd
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Mitchell, SD

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Bioprofsd on Jul 24, 2011July 24th, 2011, 5:22 pm EDT
I caught about 6 hatchery rainbows up to about 13 inches on olive wooly buggers near the footbridge over the inlet of Deerfield Reservoir in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The water was high and a little off-color, so I swithched to a prince nymph which has a little white on it and caught a wild brook trout and a wild rainbow (both small). Lots of rock bass in the lake and didn't have a boat, so I fished mainly above the reservoir in the creek. Sorry, no pictures.
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Motrout on Jul 24, 2011July 24th, 2011, 6:40 pm EDT
Thanks for the report. I love the Black Hills.
"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach
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Troutnut
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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Jul 27, 2011July 27th, 2011, 4:31 pm EDT
Sounds like a fun trip. I'd love to see some pictures from that area, too... I don't really have a good sense of what it's like.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
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