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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 Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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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CaseyP
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Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

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CaseyP on Apr 5, 2016April 5th, 2016, 12:05 pm EDT
since we all time our shad-fishing trips to Fletcher's Boat House on the Potomac by the state of the redbud and dogwood blossoms, i hope this post will be allowed from a phenological point of view

i know i missed the April 1 deadline, but here goes anyway:

John Kelly's Contest

some of them are pretty funny

"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
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Martinlf on Apr 5, 2016April 5th, 2016, 4:03 pm EDT
Love it!
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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