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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 Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Uppersac has attached these 5 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.
Millcreek
Healdsburg, CA

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Millcreek on Jul 22, 2015July 22nd, 2015, 6:56 pm EDT
John -

I'm still not sure although if I had to guess it would be Doroneuria.
This may help. It's a guy who does mostly eastern bugs but occasionally does some western critters.

http://aquaticinsectsofcentralvirginia.blogspot.com/2011/11/finding-new-genera-in-shadow-of-mt-hood.html

Mark
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
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