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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Troutnut on Jun 12, 2007June 12th, 2007, 4:15 am EDT
A new world record Rainbow Trout was caught recently on some lake in Canada, on a Mepps. 43.6 pounds!

Here's the ESPN story.
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Poudrehound on Jun 12, 2007June 12th, 2007, 7:48 am EDT
Good grief. That is a monster! Thanks for the story. Not sure if this is the appropriate forum to say this, but thanks for the site. This is awesome. I plan to visit regularly.
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