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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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GldstrmSam
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Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Feb 21, 2012February 21st, 2012, 8:31 am EST
I went to Sportsman's Warehouse the other day and I was not able to find any Flash-back there. Is there a something that I can substitute for it?????

Thanks in advance,
Sam


There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus
PaulRoberts
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Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Feb 22, 2012February 22nd, 2012, 6:43 am EST
Mylar tinsels. Comes in many types and finishes.
GldstrmSam
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Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Feb 26, 2012February 26th, 2012, 4:26 pm EST
Thanks Paul. Is mylar cheaper than flash-back?
There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus
Gutcutter
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Pennsylvania

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Gutcutter on Feb 26, 2012February 26th, 2012, 4:50 pm EST
Tons of it will be in Easter baskets soon, free, if you ask politely. Just don't take my candy!!
All men who fish may in turn be divided into two parts: those who fish for trout and those who don't. Trout fishermen are a race apart: they are a dedicated crew- indolent, improvident, and quietly mad.

-Robert Traver, Trout Madness
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Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Feb 27, 2012February 27th, 2012, 6:44 am EST
Yes, think Easter, or Xmas -or even some candy wrappers.
GldstrmSam
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Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Feb 27, 2012February 27th, 2012, 2:04 pm EST
Would kitchen plastic wrap work also?
There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus
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Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Feb 27, 2012February 27th, 2012, 4:20 pm EST
No.
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman

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