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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.

Dorsal view of a Grammotaulius betteni (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This is a striking caddis larva with an interesting color pattern on the head. Here are some characteristics I was able to see under the microscope, but could not easily expose for a picture:
- The prosternal horn is present.
- The mandible is clearly toothed, not formed into a uniform scraper blade.
- The seems to be only 2 major setae on the ventral edge of the hind femur.
- Chloride epithelia seem to be absent from the dorsal side of any abdominal segments.
Based on these characteristics and the ones more easily visible from the pictures, this seems to be Grammotaulius. The key's description of the case is spot-on: "Case cylindrical, made of longitudinally arranged sedge or similar leaves," as is the description of the markings on the head, "Dorsum of head light brownish yellow with numerous discrete, small, dark spots." The spot pattern on the head is a very good match to figure 19.312 of Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019). The species ID is based on Grammotaulius betteni being the only species of this genus known in Washington state.
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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Report at a Glance

General Regionwhite pass wa
Specific Locationknuppenberg lake
Dates Fishedaugust 1 2014
Time of Day10:00
Fish Caughtcutthroat trout
Conditions & Hatchescalm, sunny

Details and Discussion

Gcoder28
Packwood, WA

Posts: 1
Gcoder28 on Aug 1, 2014August 1st, 2014, 12:55 pm EDT
Today I went to Knuppenberg Lake with my Cortland 9' fly rod and a carpenter ant fly. I was wearing boots so I waded out far enough to cast where all of the surfacing fish were. I made long casts right in the fishes rising ring. I forgot to mention that I was using 3 foot leader also. Anyway, a couple of minutes later I caught a beautiful 15" cutthroat. I released it hoping the trout will grow bigger. I soon caught others. The water is so clear, you can see all the fish with in 20 feet of you. Awesome lake to fly fish and to throw in a worm and a bobber. Its right off HWY 12 before White pass. I highly recommend it.
Taxon
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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Aug 1, 2014August 1st, 2014, 1:59 pm EDT
Hi Gabe-

Welcome to the Troutnut forum. And, glad you outing to Knuppenburg Lake was productive. Incidentally, according to the latest WDFW stocking report, that lake is planted with Brown Trout.

Best regards,
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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