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...is the greatest sport in the world. On any level it is an exciting encounter with nature. On the highest level, it is a chance to match wits not against a fish, but against the power of evolution itself to hone a creature's instinct for scrutiny to masterful levels. Coaxing a selective trout into taking your fly is the most satisfying challenge in fishing.

This site is both a scientific reference to help you catch more trout while fly fishing and a photographic tribute to our trout streams.

Aquatic Insects of American Trout StreamsFly fishing demands imitation of the look and behavior of the insects trout eat. This section holds 6376 close-up pictures of 1263 flies and other trout foods, along with detailed hatching behavior and, soon, identification keys. Here's today's Specimen of the Day:

Cinygmula subaequalis (Small Gordon Quill) Mayfly Nymph View 3 PicturesI had heard reports of a bright red heptageniid nymph before but never seen one until I found this early instar (Instar: Many invertebrates molt through dozens of progressively larger and better-developed stages as they grow. Each of these stages is known as an instar. Hard-bodied nymphs typically molt through more instars than soft-bodied larvae.) specimen in a very high water quality small stream in the Catskills.

Collected April 19, 2006 from Mongaup Creek in
Added to Troutnut.com by on April 21, 2006

Most Popular Overall

1. Mayfly Genus Baetis
2. Mayfly Family Baetidae
3. Mayfly Family Ephemerellidae
4. Mayfly Species Hexagenia limbata
5. True Fly Family Chironomidae

Most Popular - Last 2 Weeks

1. Animal Phylum Arthropoda
2. Mayfly Species Ephemerella subvaria
3. Mayfly Genus Baetis
4. Animal Kingdom Animalia
5. Mayfly Family Ephemerellidae

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Trout Stream Calendar	"Be the Trout: Eat Mayflies" T-Shirt
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Trout Stream Landscape and Fish PicturesThe allure of fly fishing for trout owes much to the pristine habitats that trout prefer, and such streams are also a gift to the landscape photographer. I've dabbled in that complementary hobby and put 2895 of my pictures online. I've included pictures of trout, too, because there's no point making a fishing website without showing off some big fish!
Today's Picture of the Day:

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Lena's Kenai River rainbow

State

LocationKenai River

Date TakenJun 28, 2016

Date AddedJul 20, 2016

AuthorTroutnut

CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II

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Picture Categories

» River Landscapes
» Trout & Salmon
» "Lesser" Fish
» Streamside Wildlife
» Fishermen (and Women)
» Odds and Ends

Underwater Pictures from Trout StreamsThe world of the trout is much more interesting from below the surface than from above looking down. These 241 underwater pictures are a peek into the secret lives of nymphs and other denizens of the riffly shallows.
Today's Underwater Picture of the Day:

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State

LocationNamekagon River

Date TakenApr 18, 2004

Date AddedJan 25, 2006

AuthorTroutnut

CameraOlympus C740UZ

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» 1 Picture on June 23rd, 2013
» 6 Pictures on July 14th, 2012
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» 1 Picture on July 20th, 2011

Picture Categories

» Invertebrates
» Trout
» Other Fish
» Everything Else