Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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.

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New "How to fish for grayling" video from the Alaska Dept of Fish & Game

By Troutnut on May 27th, 2014, 11:17 pm EDT

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game office here in Fairbanks does a nice job with instructional videos for the public. A while back they created a series on how to setline for burbot, and how to clean them, and now they've come out with a new video about how to fish for grayling. It nicely covers the basics for beginners to grayling or trout fishing, but non-beginners will still enjoy the shots of the Chena River and of grayling feeding underwater.

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Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on May 28, 2014May 28th, 2014, 7:06 am EDT

Thanks, Jason. Beautiful fish - brings back lots of memories. It's also nice to see that AK has some cute biologists that know how to handle tackle working for them! :)

"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

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