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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Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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A substitute for Flash-back?

GldstrmSam

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

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

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

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

PaulRoberts

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

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

Entoman

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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