Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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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Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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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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Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly Nymph

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Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Nymph from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

Collected June 7, 2005 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

Added by Troutnut on May 26, 2006

Collected June 7, 2005 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on May 26, 2006

Dwrbfrear
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Dwrbfrear on Jan 24, 2012January 24th, 2012, 5:45 am EST

I use several baits(spawn/bags) for spring steelhead fishing and would like to tie my own flies. What are the materials/hook sizes needed? Thanks

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Wbranch on Jan 24, 2012January 24th, 2012, 2:48 pm EST

You are asking for an awful lot of data and information for a first time poster. I'd suggect you Google "Flies needed for spring steelhead". Then when you get a few anwsers copy down the names of those flies and Google "fly pattern recipe for XXXXX" You fill in the name of the fly. I'd recommend Hares Ear, Prince, Pheasant Tail, Black stone fly al in sizes #12 - #16. Have fun.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.