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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 Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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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Boxers54 on Oct 6, 2015October 6th, 2015, 7:20 am EDT
Hello, my name is Todd, I live and fish in and around Bozeman, Montana. I created the "Trout Bench" many years ago for people wanting to bring the outdoors into their homes. Check out the fish benches at:
http://www.designsbytodd.com
They are made to look old and worn like old fashioned "Fish Decoys" yes, that was a real thing. I do take custom orders, but Brown, Rainbow, Cutthroat and Brookies are the most common.

Thanks and good fishing
I am an avid fisherman in Bozeman, Montana. I make wooden furniture and raise my kids.
www.designsbytodd.com

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