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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 Slough Creek

Slough Creek in Wyoming
Natural elk skull alongside Slough Creek

From Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
Bison along the Slough Creek Trail.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming
The trail up Slough Creek is one of the most well-trodden in the Yellowstone backcountry, but it still didn't feel crowded at all once we got beyond the first meadow.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming
Slough Creek in Wyoming
First pool on Slough Creek up the trail. We encountered a Baetidae (BWO) hatch here in a slow eddy, in just the right weather, and started working on rising fish right away. The fish were all small, and we caught a few, in the only dry-fly action of our four-day backpack trip.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming
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