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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 Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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 15, 2011August 15th, 2011, 9:04 am EDT
Some excellent foam tied hoppers!
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Troutnut on Aug 15, 2011August 15th, 2011, 5:10 pm EDT
Very nice! How well do they ride on the water?
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FredH on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 5:02 am EDT
very cool Jesse
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Jesse on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 6:23 am EDT
Jason they ride great on the water!
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Oldredbarn on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 12:38 pm EDT
Why am I always the damn contrarian?! When I saw these my first response was, "How do you spell L.U.R.E.?"

You would think that a guy that is a vegetarian since he was 16 would be rather fond of plastic materials as opposed to the "natural" stuff, but I personally would not tie one of these on...I'm not trying to dredge up any old arguments, I understand "to each their own", but there you have it...

In terms of craftiness I suppose they are cute.

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Falsifly on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 1:04 pm EDT
Careful Spence, lest the locust plague descendith upon you and render you helpless, leaving your only salvation repenting your blasphemous ways.
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Oldredbarn on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 1:22 pm EDT
Allan...It's just an opinion, blasphemous though it may be...What do I know anyway? The old Au Sable isn't really known as much of a hopper stream...I have no memory of ever tossing one there...Ever! Slough Creek on the other hand...;) The Henry's Fork...I remember arriving at the Harriman Ranch fairly early a couple mornings and you can find them in the grass still a bit too cold to move very fast...I may of had an odd "young boys" curiousity and wanted to see if they could swim...It really wasn't fair and very scientific since they weren't moving so fast to begin with...It's an old trick I learned from the Indians...No I think it was some old "PA Boys"...;) They were chumming with Jap Beetles though...

Spence

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Jesse on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 1:35 pm EDT
FOAM hoppers spence, and if you were on some water where fish loved hoppers, and you were watching me wack them with this pattern more so then normal...i think you might want to try one out ha!
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TNEAL on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 1:54 pm EDT
The East Branch of Michigan's AuSable used to be prime-time hopper fishing... that's pretty much gone now... the upper AuSable still is pretty good.. browns have replaced what used to be mostly brookies... but the browns are much larger... okay trade-off, I guess...
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Oldredbarn on Aug 16, 2011August 16th, 2011, 7:38 pm EDT
FOAM hoppers spence, and if you were on some water where fish loved hoppers, and you were watching me wack them with this pattern more so then normal...i think you might want to try one out ha!


Jess,

You know I'd be getting a kick out of your success and having the chance to share a stream somewhere with you, but some old dogs are stubborn and don't get too rattled when you young whipper-snappers out fish them...:)

I'll have to somehow figure out some way of getting a picture or two of the hoppers I've used up here...I have to remember before I do whether or not its a pattern I've been sworn to secrecy on or not...:)

Tight Lines!

Spence
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Shawnny3 on Aug 17, 2011August 17th, 2011, 12:34 pm EDT
You know I'd be getting a kick out of your success and having the chance to share a stream somewhere with you, but some old dogs are stubborn and don't get too rattled when you young whipper-snappers out fish them...:)


Nicely put, Spence. These are pretty flies, Jess. I personally wouldn't fish them, but you've certainly attended to making them convincing imitations of the originals, and I'm sure they are great fish catchers.

-Shawn
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Jesse on Aug 18, 2011August 18th, 2011, 2:46 pm EDT
Well thanks boys and i can't lie i do have some old letort, parachute, and other more 'old school' custimized hopper patterns that work excellently. But yeah spence maybe next time i head north we'll have to get in touch and do some fishing!
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Oldredbarn on Aug 19, 2011August 19th, 2011, 8:54 am EDT
But yeah spence maybe next time i head north we'll have to get in touch and do some fishing!


Jess...You would feel right at home just about anytime during the month of June...Big Bugs (Brown Drake, Iso's, Gray Drakes, and the lovely little Hexagenia...;) Not to mention all the other mayflies, stones, and caddis bouncing about.

If I may Jess I would like to commend you on how you handled my critique of the hoppers above...You take all this stuff, even from the old river-farts, in stride. That's good because I hope you know I didn't mean anything by it and others here would of seen red and retorted with all guns blazing as if I was personally pissing on their wading boots...You seem to have a great disposition and it would be a pleasure to share a beat with you!

Tight Lines Mister!

Spence
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"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
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Jesse on Aug 21, 2011August 21st, 2011, 2:52 pm EDT
Spence i must say i surely do appreciate the comments and next time i make my way up north (probably next summer) we'll see what we can do. The Delaware is a river i only fished once and loved and if its not to far a weekend there would be fun stuff. Im leaving for Montana tomorrow morning for my last year of schooling so im pretty excited about that! Western waters here i come!
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Shawnny3 on Aug 21, 2011August 21st, 2011, 4:04 pm EDT
If I may Jess I would like to commend you on how you handled my critique of the hoppers above...You take all this stuff, even from the old river-farts, in stride.


Agreed. More than once on this forum I've been impressed with Jessie's attitude (let alone his fish!). You've got to have the right temperament to get along with this group of misfits. Most of us have some strong opinions about things that don't matter to almost anyone else. Or maybe I'm just speaking for me.

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Entoman on Aug 22, 2011August 22nd, 2011, 12:45 pm EDT
Shawn -

You've got to have the right temperament to get along with this group of misfits. Most of us have some strong opinions about things that don't matter to almost anyone else. Or maybe I'm just speaking for me.


Well, you are speaking for me also, so that's at least two of us.:)

Jesse -

There are no right or wrong ways to apply materials to a hook, just different ways. However, there are two undebatable requirements of well tied flies - neatness and consistency. You score high on both counts. As the lost Jedi said to Luke, "Your skills are complete." At least with this pattern. :)

Regards,

Kurt
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Jesse on Aug 25, 2011August 25th, 2011, 9:00 am EDT
Haha oh man, Shawn, Kurt and Spence...I do thank you for your comments its always great to hear that kind of encouragement from fellow flyers!
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Anora on Aug 25, 2011August 25th, 2011, 11:09 pm EDT
Jesse,

They are looking very cool...
There way of riding in water is amazing....
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Sayfu on Aug 29, 2011August 29th, 2011, 6:39 am EDT

Allow me to be the contrarian on the design. The pattern looks great, and definitely a super looking hopper pattern. However, flies that are tied with materials of substance off the back of the hook bend but for a very short distance, result in missed takes as the trout tends to push them out of the way, and miss the hook. Maybe they take that hopper so well that doesn't happen, dunno.
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Jesse on Aug 30, 2011August 30th, 2011, 8:57 pm EDT
Sayfu i don't mean any disrespect on your comment but i can't say i noticed that problem thus far. Most the takes ive had on it have been really aggressive without being pushed away.
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