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.

Firehole River Sunset

From the Firehole River in Wyoming

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Pycnopsyche guttifera (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Pycnopsyche guttifera (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Dorsal view of a Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.

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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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Happy 4th of July!

Wiflyfisher

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Wiflyfisher on Jul 3, 2007July 3rd, 2007, 11:58 am EDT

Happy 4th of July to Jason, your Dad and all you PA guys!! I am looking forward to being off a computer and FF'ing for a couple of days on one of my favorite streams (which I am sure Jason can guess.)

Someday I hope to get a chance to fish those legendary PA streams I have read about since I was a kid years ago. (Although I cannot imagine the fishing pressure you guys must have today. (I guess we are still spoiled in the Upper Midwest.)

Happy 4th!

John S.
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"Bear Swamp," PA

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GONZO on Jul 3, 2007July 3rd, 2007, 3:47 pm EDT

Happy 4th to you, John. Spoiled or not, enjoy the FFing! -Lloyd

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