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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.

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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Landscape & scenery photos from Fish Creek

Who knew purple was a fall color?
Fish Creek in Alaska
It's hard to capture the full beauty of a well-colored arctic grayling in a photo that can't show its iridescence.  This one was just so colorful he pretty much made up for it.
Fish Creek in Alaska
These bear tracks made ma a little bit more alert than I was before.  They're not same-hour fresh, but they're also not especially old, and who knows how far that bear moved?  I never did see it, but who knows if it saw me?

From Fish Creek in Alaska
Close-up of an arctic grayling's eye.

Underwater photos from Fish Creek

Fish Creek in Alaska
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