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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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DayTripper
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Northern MI

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DayTripper on May 28, 2013May 28th, 2013, 4:32 pm EDT
Had a cloud of these flying over me for an hour or so last night while waiting for march browns. I was hoping for a female to go along with the males I was catching but it didn't work out. This guy was collected from the Au Sable system in northern MI. He is 12mm long. Two tails, hind wings are present. The only thing is I don't know if you could call the wings mottled, or does that only apply to the duns?

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Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on May 29, 2013May 29th, 2013, 4:51 am EDT
Not Siphloplecton. Heptageniid of some type. grey fox spinner? Male M. vicarium would be my guess. But it may be some other Mccaffertium species. I'll defer to the experts. Here is a recent photo of a male Siphloplecton basale spinner http://www.troutnut.com/topic/7995/Springtime-fun
DayTripper
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Northern MI

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DayTripper on May 30, 2013May 30th, 2013, 4:14 pm EDT
Gracias, gentlemen. I actually considered vicarium and discounted it because of the color. Rookie mistake, I guess.

Mack,
Plenty more photos where that came from. All sorts of angles, etc. Just gotta edit.

Thanks again,
Alex

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