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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.

Outlet stream of Upper Titcomb Lake From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.
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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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Landscape & scenery photos from the Yakima River

I caught this 18-incher about half an hour after playing for 3-5 minutes and then losing what I'm pretty sure was the same fish. It's the first time a big trout ever gave me a second chance. Both hookings were on a size 18 parachute BWO to match the light Baetid hatch the fish were rising to.
Mule deer on a hillside above the Yakima From the Yakima River in Washington
Closeup of the 20-incher
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
When we finally found some rising fish, they were in an almost-unapproachable foamy eddy on the far side of some fast, deep, unwadeable water that would yank on my fly soon after it hit the water. It took lots of tries with trick casts to catch a few rainbows here. From the Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
The Yakima River in Washington
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