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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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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.
— 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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Roguerat on Aug 1, 2018August 1st, 2018, 9:56 pm EDT
Matt-
Yes, most of the information and 'suggestions' online note that traditional dries (small and smaller) don't do well when cast Spey style; apparently larger dries- like the Bomber you mentioned, as well as the larger patterns such as Stoneflies and such- can be used. I'd like to try some large stone patterns and hoppers, along with swinging soft-hackles and streamers which are flies I haven't fished much. I am really, really curious about the fish I've seen rising just beyond single-hand casting range...I've waded to the limit of what I consider sane depth trying to reach them and these guys are past that.
Jonathon, I hope to tie into SOMETHING this weekend, even if its only a(nother) pig of a Redhorse Sucker...they still put up a fight!
tight lines, all,
Roguerat
'Less is more...'
Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe
Yes, most of the information and 'suggestions' online note that traditional dries (small and smaller) don't do well when cast Spey style; apparently larger dries- like the Bomber you mentioned, as well as the larger patterns such as Stoneflies and such- can be used. I'd like to try some large stone patterns and hoppers, along with swinging soft-hackles and streamers which are flies I haven't fished much. I am really, really curious about the fish I've seen rising just beyond single-hand casting range...I've waded to the limit of what I consider sane depth trying to reach them and these guys are past that.
Jonathon, I hope to tie into SOMETHING this weekend, even if its only a(nother) pig of a Redhorse Sucker...they still put up a fight!
tight lines, all,
Roguerat
'Less is more...'
Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe
Jmd123 on Aug 2, 2018August 2nd, 2018, 4:44 am EDT
"...even if its only a(nother) pig of a Redhorse Sucker...they still put up a fight!"
Got a 15" golden redhorse once in the south branch of the Flint River, while looking for holdover browns. It looked like a skinny carp! Put up a good fight too, hit a #10 brown/grizzly Woolly Bugger. I was disappointed it wasn't a brown, but hey, I didn't get skunked and it wasn't exactly a little guy!
Tight lines whether it be sucker or trout!
Jonathon
Got a 15" golden redhorse once in the south branch of the Flint River, while looking for holdover browns. It looked like a skinny carp! Put up a good fight too, hit a #10 brown/grizzly Woolly Bugger. I was disappointed it wasn't a brown, but hey, I didn't get skunked and it wasn't exactly a little guy!
Tight lines whether it be sucker or trout!
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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