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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 the East Fork Big Lost River

The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
This was my first Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat. It's probably a stocker, and no trout are native to this river drainage (which disappeared into aquifers in the desert, even before irrigation took the water), but it's still fun to add another subspecies to my list.

From the East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
The East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho

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