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.

Outlet stream of Upper Titcomb Lake

From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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Setvena wahkeena (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph Setvena wahkeena (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph

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.

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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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Jesse on Aug 13, 2011August 13th, 2011, 8:12 am EDT

Just a few scenery shots from the past few weeks for everyone to enjoy.

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Jmd123

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Jmd123 on Aug 13, 2011August 13th, 2011, 2:48 pm EDT

NIIIIIIIIIICE photos, Jesse! Keep up the good work, man!

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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Troutnut on Aug 13, 2011August 13th, 2011, 7:09 pm EDT

Great shots, Jesse! Looks similar to a lot of my familiar waters back east.

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Anora
united states

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Anora on Aug 25, 2011August 25th, 2011, 11:12 pm EDT

Jesse!

You have shared a really great pictures...
Its enjoyable...
Thanks for sharing to enjoying us...

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Aug 26, 2011August 26th, 2011, 5:55 am EDT

Jess,

I'm nearing the end of Ames' book "Caddisflies" and there is some interesting discussion there about how some caddis have adapted to water conditions that look like the rivers behind you. Where during the summer months they can almost dry up in spots. Their eggs somehow actually delay their hatching until those rivers fill back in during the fall rains etc.

The rivers behind you remind me a bit of some of the rivers I've seen in western Maryland where my mother grew up...

Spence

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