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.

I caught a nice brookie a few weeks earlier in this pool at the junction of a split channel in the stream. The huge fallen tree is great cover.

From the Mystery Creek # 23 in New York

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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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Little Gunpowder Falls in northern Maryland

A nice high-gradient wild brown trout stream in northern Maryland

Spud
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Spud on May 21, 2007May 21st, 2007, 8:11 am EDT

Got an Olympus Stylus710 as a gift and have just started playing around with it. Here are the very first pics I've taken.

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Troutnut on May 21, 2007May 21st, 2007, 9:19 am EDT

Nice pics, Spud. That high-gradient mountain stream looks a lot like one I was on this weekend, but in a different state.

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GONZO on May 21, 2007May 21st, 2007, 9:42 am EDT

Nice streams. Lovely brookie. Good job, Spud.

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Taxon on May 21, 2007May 21st, 2007, 10:25 am EDT

Spud-

Your unidentified mayfly is interesting to me. Is is missing left wing(s), or is that only an illusion? Did it have hind wings? What would you estimate to be its size or length from front of head to end of abdomen? How many tails did it have?

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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Spud on May 22, 2007May 22nd, 2007, 3:19 pm EDT

Taxon,

It had both of its wings and no hind wings, I am just a poor photographer ;). I am short on time right now but will resize and add some more pics shortly. I will measure my rod tas well to try to get you an accurate length measurement.

- Mike

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D40 on May 29, 2007May 29th, 2007, 9:57 am EDT

Nice pics Spud and you do look pleased with your brookie.
Did the Mayfly crawl or fly onto your rod?