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.

This is one of the many shallow, unnamed lakes in the Arctic coastal plain near the Dalton Highway.

From Dalton Highway in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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Learning lines?

GaryO
Roseville, CA

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GaryO on Jul 20, 2015July 20th, 2015, 6:53 am EDT

What line would you folks suggest using while I am learning to cast? Thanks...

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jul 21, 2015July 21st, 2015, 3:47 pm EDT

You want a line that is matched to the "line weight" of the rod you will be using. Most modern fly rods have the length of the rod and the preferred line weight inscribed on the butt section of the rod near the cork. It will say something like 9' #5 or 8 1/2' #6. You want to buy a weight forward line as it will be the easiest to learn to cast. Do not buy a level line. A weight forward line means just that; most of the heavy line to effect the cast is going to be in the first 30', there will also be a nice tapered section in the very front to slim down the line and create a smooth transition from the fly line to the butt of your tapered leader.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.