Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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.

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Psychodidae True Fly Larva Psychodidae True Fly Larva

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.

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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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Penns Bugs

This discussion is about Penn's Creek.

Here's the valley of a trout stream after a rainstorm.

From Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania

Panorama of a trout stream valley after a May thunderstorm.

From Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania

An afternoon thunderstorm left mist in all the valleys along this limestone spring creek in Pennsylvania.

From Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Feb 1, 2016February 1st, 2016, 5:09 pm EST

Something to dream on as the snow melts.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Feb 3, 2016February 3rd, 2016, 5:02 pm EST

Something to dream on as the snow melts.

why wait for that? ;)

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Feb 3, 2016February 3rd, 2016, 7:47 pm EST

Afraid I'll have to wait for those bugs Jason posted up for Penns, but I did find some fish eating olives yesterday. Sweet.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Feb 4, 2016February 4th, 2016, 3:10 am EST

I did find some fish eating olives yesterday. Sweet.

Good to hear!

Gilsau

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Gilsau on Jul 11, 2016July 11th, 2016, 2:28 pm EDT

good to know haha..

Dmcwil01
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Dmcwil01 on Mar 17, 2019March 17th, 2019, 10:01 pm EDT

Here is something you could do this spring....Hopefully the snow is melted by June.

http://www.springcreektroutcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joe-humphreys-flyer.pdf