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 spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).

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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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IEatimago on Jun 15, 2007June 15th, 2007, 6:00 am EDT

just wanted to say hello to everyone as i am new to this forum, and feel so lucky to have found it. i am very exited about the amount of information i am about to intake, and wanted to thank you all for sharing stories,tips,and general discussion.

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Troutnut on Jun 15, 2007June 15th, 2007, 9:24 am EDT

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Wiflyfisher

Wisconsin

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Wiflyfisher on Jun 15, 2007June 15th, 2007, 12:56 pm EDT

Better yet.. Have you eaten many imagos? :)

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"Bear Swamp," PA

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GONZO on Jun 17, 2007June 17th, 2007, 1:00 pm EDT

John,
I can't speak for IEatimago, but I've managed to accidentally choke down a few over the years. Tricos go down pretty easily, even in quantity, but brown drakes bring on some serious gagging. This has served to reinforce a very old lesson, but one that I've had great difficulty learning, at least with any permanence--to keep my mouth shut! Oh well.... :O

JOHNW