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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.

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington
This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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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Snake with sculpin minnow.
Wiflyfisher
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Wiflyfisher on Aug 13, 2007August 13th, 2007, 1:34 pm EDT
Just for the record, there are other creatures also looking to eat large sculpin minnows. :-) This one happened to be unlucky and ended up a meal for a snake on the Madison River in Montana.
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Shawnny3 on Aug 14, 2007August 14th, 2007, 1:29 am EDT
Awesome picture, John.

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Mcjames on Aug 14, 2007August 14th, 2007, 9:58 am EDT
great picture! As I posted in "friggin' bat", a friend of mine caught a water snake on a nymph once. I also once saw a snake eat a trout, on the Neretva river in Bosnia
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