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.

Of all the pools I've fished, this one was most deserving of the colorful little brook trout it held.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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Kogotus Stonefly Nymph Kogotus Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.

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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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Yorkshire, River Wharf, on my own this time

Report at a Glance

General Region	Addingham, West Yorkshire
Dates Fished	July 18, 2007
Time of Day	PM
Fish Caught	Four gorgeous British browns
Conditions & Hatches	Clear Weather (hooray!) deep fast clear water temp- 57 or so hatches- sporadic yellow mayflies and later some smaller bluish ones, but not fishable

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CaseyP

Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

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CaseyP on Jul 18, 2007July 18th, 2007, 10:46 am EDT

Bead head pheasant tail nymph with antron indicator really rocks--caught all the fish on one. everything else lost early on to rocks and moss. fished one big riffle across and back twice in the afternoon. river dropping nicely but it's still over knee deep. had the place to myself as well. the whole afternoon was out of a book...

thanks to Gonzo's tips, landed four, three took early release, and 3 more gave it a shot but avoided commitment.

(rats! photos didn't take. i'll try again at home.)

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