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.

A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.

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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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TYING AGAIN

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First fly, after 12 years away from the bench.

PESCATORE

Rancho Cordova, CA

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PESCATORE on May 21, 2016May 21st, 2016, 7:05 pm EDT

I thought I would post an image tonight, to see how it would look on the Site. I took up fly tying again today after a hiatus of 12 years. I can see that I need some fine tuning as shown by this closeup taken with my Micro Nikkor lens and Camera.

Don

Roguerat

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Roguerat on May 23, 2016May 23rd, 2016, 3:02 pm EDT

Don-

WELCOME BACK, and this is a great site for any level fly fisher and tyer.

If that's an 'out of tune' Humpy you haven't got far to go getting back in the groove, better than my best on this pattern!

tight lines,

Roguerat

'Less is more...'

Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe

PESCATORE

Rancho Cordova, CA

Posts: 17

PESCATORE on May 23, 2016May 23rd, 2016, 8:40 pm EDT

Roguerat:

Thanks for stopping by and your comments. The real challenge is tying them on a #16 or 18 and even more difficult, a #20. I will need an added measure of patients on those sizes.

I agree with you on your comment about this Site. I was so impressed, after browsing this site that I wrote a Kudo to convey my appreciation but, have not posted it because I cannot find a section in the Forums for such comments. Neither did I find a New Member forum where I could post that Kudo.

Thanks again for stopping by and your remarks. I'm certain we will cross paths again, I plan to spend a good amount of time on this Site... when I'm not tying or fishing.

Ciao,

Don