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.
Catskilljon on Mar 4, 2014March 4th, 2014, 3:23 pm EST
Numbers 1 and 2...
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Numbers 3 and 4...
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And numbers 5 and 6...
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Atherton didn't name his flies, he simply gave them numbers. These are referred to as "Atherton's 6" All are tied on vintage Bergman yellow box hooks, size 12's. CJ
Entoman on Mar 4, 2014March 4th, 2014, 7:10 pm EST
Ah! The traditional Catskill method. Nicely done...
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman