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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 Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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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Report at a Glance

General RegionThe Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Specific LocationA river somewhere...
Dates Fished2012
Fish CaughtBrown Trout

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Pryal74
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Escanaba, MI

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Pryal74 on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 9:51 am EDT
here is a video I made of Brown Trout caught in 2012. I hope you like it.

Falsifly
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Hayward, WI.

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Falsifly on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 11:31 am EDT
My day has been going exceptionally well and those six minutes made it even better.
Thanks James.
Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
Adirman
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Monticello, NY

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Adirman on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 1:39 pm EDT
Pryal;

Awesome as always my friend! Thanks for sharing your successes with us!

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