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 several wild and colorful 8-9 inch brook trout in the clear little pool below this waterfall.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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Artistic view of a Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.

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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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Cool panoramic picture from Sunday

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Troutnut on May 22, 2007May 22nd, 2007, 4:57 am EDT

I've just added a new panoramic picture to the landscapes section. Have a look. :)

It's one of those places I could be shot for naming, even though it's not a huge secret. Those of you familiar with the Catskills might recognize it, but please don't say where it is.

I just got a new high-end Mac (my first non-Windows computer, I love it) and Photoshop CS3, which has a feature to stitch panoramas together. So I took ten pictures while pivoting my camera around in a circle on the tripod, and this is what I got when I put them together. I think it's a neat feature and I'll be playing around with it more soon.

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

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