Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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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Lateral view of a Female Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Columbia River in Washington

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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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Btbo32 on Nov 18, 2017November 18th, 2017, 11:16 am EST

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Troutnut on Nov 18, 2017November 18th, 2017, 2:16 pm EST

It's always a bit hard to be sure when a nymph's out of the water, but this looks to me like a small Isonychia mayfly nymph, like this one.

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Btbo32 on Nov 19, 2017November 19th, 2017, 11:26 am EST

Thank you for your response! I think my puzzle has been solved.

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Wbranch on Nov 20, 2017November 20th, 2017, 4:33 am EST

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