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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 Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.
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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Report at a Glance

General RegionAdirondacks
Specific LocationNorthern region
Dates Fished6/23
Time of Day10-4
Fish CaughtBrook trout, chub

Details and Discussion

Adirman
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Monticello, NY

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Adirman on Jun 23, 2018June 23rd, 2018, 10:21 am EDT
Hey guys,

So I went to my old spot up in the Adirondacks my grandfather used to take me to for a day of brook trout fishing . Armed with my 7’ 3 wt and a box of attractor dries , 5 x tippet and classic wets , I went at it from about 10 -4 . My technique was drifting my dry with a classic wet attached on a 4” dropper. All told, I scored 19 Brooke’s and 30 Chubs for a grand total of 49 fish. What I noticed was most effective was dapping the dry on. The surface and raising the wet up to the surface , similar to the Leisenring lift at the end of the drift . Fish were leaping out of the water to get the wet and sometimes even the dry even when inches above the water surface!! Of the 19 trout caught, 16 took the wet and 3 the dry whereas for the Chubs the reverse seemed to be true. I caught far more Chubs in the dry than the wet . It was a wonderful day and a great experience 😊
Partsman
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bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Jun 23, 2018June 23rd, 2018, 12:30 pm EDT
Thanks for sharing your experience, it may be time to hit smaller streams here, Im wondering were you casting upstream and letting your rig drift back to you or across and down? I just find myself casting up so much I don't if I could do anything different on a small stream. As far as the dropper 4 inches tied from the bend of dryfly hook? I just started fishing nymph droppers this year a different experience for sure.


thanks, Mike
Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jun 23, 2018June 23rd, 2018, 1:16 pm EDT
It sounds like a wonderful nostalgic trip down memory lane! I wish you could post some pictures if you took any.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Adirman
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Monticello, NY

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Adirman on Jun 27, 2018June 27th, 2018, 10:27 am EDT
Sorry Partsman, forgot to respond to you till now 😔

Well, I casted upstream first and then down and across and/ or downstream on my way back so I used both presentation directions.


Yes, about 4 inches depending upon the water depth of course. This particular stream is fairly shallow so I like it riding high and tight; however, in deeper spots I would probably use 6 up to even around 12 inches in length. I wouldn’t use beaded nymphs though because I they’ll drag your dry under which sort of defeats the purpose and intent of the rig lol
Jmd123
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Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jun 28, 2018June 28th, 2018, 4:41 am EDT
How big were your brookies running? Okay, how big were the chubs too? I did once tag a nice 10" hornyhead chub on a nymph down in Missouri while trying for rainbows. Put up a pretty good fight too!

Show us some pics!! I want to see your colorful brookies.

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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