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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 Chena River

The Chena River in Alaska
This little slough along Chena Hot Springs Road was beginning to freeze over, but the main river was not.

From the Chena River in Alaska
Ready to go

From the Chena River in Alaska
Floating down the North Fork

From the Chena River in Alaska
Close-up of gear setup

From the Chena River in Alaska
Snowy gravel bar

From the Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
Beautiful sunset, just four or five "almost theres" from the car.

From the Chena River in Alaska
There are no trout here, but this beautiful river in Alaska is home to large Arctic Grayling and several species of salmon.

From the Chena River in Alaska
The high gradient kept this stretch of the river open despite the frigid winter temperature in central Alaska.

From the Chena River in Alaska
I spotted this moose calf resting in the snow across the road from the river I was photographing in Alaska in late February.

From Chena Hot Springs Road in Alaska
This is not a sunset picture, but a midday picture in Alaska in the winter.  The sun is low in the sky all day at that time of year.

From the Chena River in Alaska
A thick layer of ice clings to the branches of low bushes over an Alaskan river in the winter.

From the Chena River in Alaska
This is a small, photogenic tributary of the main river I was photographing in Alaska.

From the Chena River tributary in Alaska
A tangled canopy of fir trees overhangs a small, completely frozen tributary of a grayling stream in central Alaska.

From Chena Hot Springs Road in Alaska
High hills in central Alaska overlook a mostly frozen river.

From the Chena River in Alaska
Dusk over a frozen grayling stream in Alaska.

From the Chena River in Alaska
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