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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.

Artistic view of a Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.
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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Morning Tricos at the Beaver Hut
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Wbranch on Jul 29, 2007July 29th, 2007, 9:52 am EDT
I'm curious to learn where the picture that appears on the banner of the web site was taken. It looks a lot like a section of the main stem of the Delaware. As a matter of fact now that I've looked at it more closely I know exactly where it was taken as I have fished the tail out often and my friends and I named the area below the two wading anglers "Rainbow Run".
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JOHNW on Jul 29, 2007July 29th, 2007, 12:22 pm EDT
That shot is almost "heavenly" isn't it?
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Wbranch on Jul 29, 2007July 29th, 2007, 2:50 pm EDT
I'd be curious if anyone knows the name of the pool where the pontoon boats are waiting? I know what it as I've fished there since the early 1970's. I like to see if I can figure out where a picture is taken on rivers I've fished.
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IEatimago on Jul 29, 2007July 29th, 2007, 6:22 pm EDT
i have never fished a river that big,ever.
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Martinlf on Jul 30, 2007July 30th, 2007, 5:40 am EDT
I hate to expose my ignorance, but where is the Beaver Hut? It looks like Trico Paradise to me.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
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Wbranch on Jul 30, 2007July 30th, 2007, 7:10 am EDT
Louis,

The "Beaver Hut" is on a side channel of the Missouri River near Holter Dam. The "channel" is pretty wide by most standards and likely to be about 100' wide. But compared to the main flow at about 400 feet wide it is still has an intimate feel to it. It has many 18" - 20" browns and rainbows in it as well as some over 20".
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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Wbranch on Jul 30, 2007July 30th, 2007, 7:12 am EDT
In case anyone is interested the location of the banner picture (that was up yesterday) is the tail of the Bard-Parker Pool on the main stem of the Delaware.
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JOHNW on Jul 31, 2007July 31st, 2007, 9:52 am EDT
Ok dumb question is Bard Parker also the bottom end of Junction/Second Heaven? Right around where the channels break off on river left?
JW
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Wbranch on Aug 4, 2007August 4th, 2007, 5:20 pm EDT
JohnW,

Bard-Parker is the pool that starts at the end of the riffle water about 100 yards below the confluence of the West Branch and East Branch. There is a large NYS parking area on the left side of the river as you float downstream. B-P is accessible from Rte 97 just south of Hancock, NY.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

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