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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

Mystery Creek # 238 in Montana

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Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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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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Trout Streams and Landscapes > New York

Trout Streams and Landscapes > New York

This section lists all the trout streams (and some other locations) with photos on Troutnut.com from each state. It is not a complete listing of each state's rivers, or of its best trout streams. It's just a list of what's on this website, so it mostly corresponds to rivers near where Troutnut has lived.

This 15" brown trout took a small emergent sparkle pupa on a large Catskill river.
Beaverkill River
59 pictures
18 specimens
Capniidae (Snowfly) Stonefly Nymph from Cascadilla Creek in New York
Cascadilla Creek
14 specimens
Ventral view of a Female Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Cayuga Inlet in New York
Cayuga Inlet
1 specimen
A variety of cased caddisfly larvae, probably mostly Neophylax, have clustered along the backside of a rock in fast water. There seem to be some Helicopsychidae larvae clustered along the bottom, and a few other taxa are mixed in. It's interesting that several larvae have especially large stones placed over the front openings of their cases, perhaps to block the case off for pupation. It does seem to be the wrong time of year for Neophylax to be pupating, but that was the ID given for one of these which I collected and photographed up close. From Cayuta Creek in New York
Cayuta Creek
2 pictures
9 specimens
Several anglers fish the tail of a famous pool, loomed over by a Catskill mountain. From the Delaware River, Junction Pool in New York
Delaware River
8 pictures
9 specimens
I got several nice insect photographs in this calm pool, part of an extremely tiny side channel of a small trout stream. When I eventually waded into it to get a better angle, several Hendrickson nymphs panicked and emerged. From Dresserville Creek in New York
Dresserville Creek
6 pictures
4 specimens
My girlfriend casts amidst a mix of bugs hatching in mid-July from a Catskill stream. From the East Branch of the Delaware River in New York
East Branch of the Delaware River
8 pictures
3 specimens
The Mystery Creek # 23 in New York
Mystery Creek # 23
56 pictures
5 specimens
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
East Branch of Trout Brook
6 pictures
There's a really deep pool below this bridge on a relatively small Catskill stream. From East Kill in New York
East Kill
2 pictures
Enfield Creek in New York
Enfield Creek
35 pictures
4 specimens
Esopus Creek in New York
Esopus Creek
6 pictures
Factory Brook in New York
Factory Brook
2 pictures
6 specimens
Everything just kind of blends together in this turbulent picture, taken during an early-season skunking on an unfamiliar stretch of river. From Fall Creek in New York
Fall Creek
8 pictures
23 specimens
Fir Brook
Mystery Creek # 62 in New York
Mystery Creek # 62
10 pictures
14 specimens
The Genesee River in New York
Genesee River
2 pictures
Hemlock Creek in New York
Hemlock Creek
4 pictures
This little Lake Ontario tributary looked beautiful in mid-November, but I found no lake run fish. From Little Sandy Creek in New York
Little Sandy Creek
1 picture
Lateral view of a Female Ephemera varia (Ephemeridae) (Yellow Drake) Mayfly Dun from Aquarium in New York
Miscellaneous
7 specimens
Mongaup Creek in New York
Mongaup Creek
6 pictures
28 specimens
I love the look of this tiny wilderness stream in the Catskills. It hasn't cut any sort of stream channel down into the ground. Instead, it just bubbles down over the boulders on the surface of a hill. From Mullet Brook in New York
Mullet Brook
1 picture
Neversink Gorge (Wolf Brook) in New York
Neversink River
48 pictures
16 specimens
Lateral view of a Female Baetis tricaudatus (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Owasco Inlet in New York
Owasco Inlet
2 specimens
Rondout Creek
I caught several wild and colorful 8-9 inch brook trout in the clear little pool below this waterfall. From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York
Mystery Creek # 89
17 pictures
Photo by Elena Vayndorf. From Salmon Creek, Ludlowville Falls in New York
Salmon Creek
12 pictures
16 specimens
This 11 pound male king salmon was the only one in his pod willing to hit a fly, apparently. Well, I'm not complaining--what a fight! He's not big for a King, but it was a fun catch anyway.
Salmon River
13 pictures
This Lake Ontario tributary was seemingly devoid of big fish in mid-September. From Sandy Creek in New York
Sandy Creek
1 picture
Schoharie Creek in New York
Schoharie Creek
11 pictures
Sixmile Creek in New York
Sixmile Creek
19 pictures
My then-girlfriend, now-wife took this picture with my camera. From Toughannock Creek in New York
Toughannock Creek
12 pictures
This is one of the smallest trout streams I've fished with much success, and one of the most fun. Not every pool held eager trout but there were enough to keep things interesting. From Mystery Creek # 43 in New York
Mystery Creek # 43
1 picture
7 specimens
The NY DEC has installed these trout habitat improvements on a small upstate stream. I found that most fish in the stream orient to them. From the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York
West Branch of Owego Creek
8 pictures
9 specimens
This fish almost got me into the coveted "20/20 club." It's a 20 inch brown caught on sulphur-flavored Galloup's Cripple tied on a size 18 3X-fine dry fly hook. It's also my biggest fish to date from the Catskills.
West Branch of the Delaware River
30 pictures
20 specimens
It's a real shame that this beautiful piece of Catskill water is off-limits to the public. It was tempting to cast from the road itself. From the West Branch of the Neversink River in New York
West Branch of the Neversink River
5 pictures
My friend Ian throws a fine cast in a section of river that's open year-round. From the bridge, we spotted a very nice brown nymphing, but neither of us could get it to take. From Willowemoc Creek in New York
Willowemoc Creek
22 pictures
2 specimens
Wolf Brook (Neversink Gorge) in New York
Wolf Brook
3 pictures
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