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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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This is a tributary of the East Branch of the Delaware that flows in at Shinhopple.

Landscape & scenery photos from the East Branch of Trout Brook

This pretty little mountain valley pond held several browns and brookies, not huge but outsized for their small stream, and the water was so clear I could sight-fish for them across half the pond.  There was also a school of bullheads swimming laps.

From the East Branch of Trout Brook in New York
The East Branch of Trout Brook in New York
The East Branch of Trout Brook in New York
This old artificial dam (possibly the former site of a bridge) creates a nice little trout pond upstream.

From the East Branch of Trout Brook in New York

Underwater photos from the East Branch of Trout Brook

The East Branch of Trout Brook in New York
I tried to photograph this salamander but it kept scurrying away from the camera.  The rocks in this little backwater are covered with a thin layer of very easily disturbed silt, so anywhere I followed it I didn't have much time to photograph before the water was too turbid for a good shot.  This is the best I got.

From the East Branch of Trout Brook in New York
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