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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.
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I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.
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Oldredbarn on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 9:20 am EST
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
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Sayfu on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 11:23 am EST
Wow!..Looks beautiful. I use to live in a big home, made of limestone with a light blue streak through it that came from a quarry in Ohio. We had the home built, and I watched them drop off piles of these blue limestone rocks on our property, and the bricks were chiseled right on the property.
Troutnut on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 1:39 pm EST
I can put up a few hundred if you can manage the other $8,999,700!
When do we sign?
When do we sign?
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
GldstrmSam on Dec 20, 2011December 20th, 2011, 11:52 am EST
Sorry, but my first priority is to get a new rod and reel.
Looks AMAZING!. I'll need to come visit you whenever you get it.:)
Looks AMAZING!. I'll need to come visit you whenever you get it.:)
There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus
Oldredbarn on Dec 21, 2011December 21st, 2011, 4:43 am EST
When do we sign?
Let's see...Maybe sometime when you are back in the lower 48...:) Could be a while, no?
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Merry Christmas Mr. & Mrs. TroutNut...I hope you two are hunkered down in your igloo till spring! Hey! Speaking of igloos. Have you ever read "Kabloona" by Gontran de Poncins? This might be a good distraction read so cabin fever won't set in...I should of got it for you as a Christmas gift.
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
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