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.
This was Bruce's showcase and he put on a show of short line nymphing that was custom made for these rocky streams. He was doing really well until he fell in, but this didn't seem to phase him one bit, like if you haven't fallen in the Little J you aren't fishing her correctly. :)
Wow spence nice photo series. That river is 100X the size of anything I fish.
The stretch in shot #1 is one of my top 3 stretches on the Little J and is responsible for several twisted and one severe high ankle sprain.
My Dad was with me that day and he rated the fall a 8.9 on the McManus scoring system. The sole deduction was due to the lack of a witty comment as I fell. He seemed to feel that "oh sh...............(splash)" was too mundane.