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.

Mount Deborah and Hess Mountains. Two of the greatest peaks of the Alaska Range rise behind the braided, glacial Susitna River. These massive mountains are 35 miles north of where I took this picture.

From the Susitna River in Alaska

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva

Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.

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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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Western Pa

Flyfishen24
Posts: 6

Flyfishen24 on Dec 15, 2016December 15th, 2016, 10:53 pm EST

I am new to fly fishing here in Western Pa. Can anyone recommend any rivers within hour to hour and half away with good trout fishing?

PABrownie

Gallitzin PA

Posts: 42

PABrownie on Dec 16, 2016December 16th, 2016, 12:37 am EST

Which part of "western pa" exactly

PABrownie

Gallitzin PA

Posts: 42

PABrownie on Dec 16, 2016December 16th, 2016, 12:37 am EST

Check out the forum at: www.paflyfish.com

You'll find lots of information there.

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

Posts: 2600

Oldredbarn on Dec 16, 2016December 16th, 2016, 3:07 am EST

There are quite a few of those Pennsylvania Boys on this site, but you'll need to offer up a case or two of Yuengling to get them to talk...;)

Spence

"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood

RleeP
NW PA - Pennsylvania's Glacial Pothole Wonderland

Posts: 398

RleeP on Dec 16, 2016December 16th, 2016, 6:10 am EST

Western PA is a pretty big and diverse place and depending upon where you are, the options available to you within the 1 to 1.5 hour travel time you're looking for can vary considerably. So, a general location from you would be helpful and would probably result in better advice. We don't need a street address, just a general neck of the woods. If you don't want to give this information on the open board, PM me. Unless you're in the greater Pittsburgh area, I can probably help. There really isn't any help for Pittsburgh people....:) j/k...

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Dec 18, 2016December 18th, 2016, 12:58 am EST

There really isn't any help for Pittsburgh people....:) j/k...

Afishinado
SE PA

Posts: 75

Afishinado on Dec 18, 2016December 18th, 2016, 10:40 pm EST

I am new to fly fishing here in Western Pa. Can anyone recommend any rivers within hour to hour and half away with good trout fishing?

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Here the latest reports on fishing in the SW PA region from the PFBC:

http://www.fishandboat.com/Zone1/Pages/SWRegionReports.aspx

Leakyboots
Hermitage,pa

Posts: 14

Leakyboots on Jan 7, 2017January 7th, 2017, 2:06 am EST

I live in northwest Pa. Neshannock creek has a delayed harvest section at Volant and there is a fly shop there. Cool spring creek at Mercer also has a delayed harvest section. I catch a lot of trout on both streams. Contact me in the spring and I'd be glad to show you some nice water.

Will Shaver

Powderfinge

3 corners

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Powderfinge on Jan 8, 2017January 8th, 2017, 11:14 pm EST

There are quite a few of those Pennsylvania Boys on this site, but you'll need to offer up a case or two of Yuengling to get them to talk...;)

Spence

orb has his finger on the pulse of reality!!!! we are all beer drinkers w/ a fishing problem....lol

Jmd123