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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background. From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

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Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.
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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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Female Hesperophylax designatus (Silver Striped Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

This caddisfly was collected from the Touchet River in Washington on September 5th, 2011 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 14th, 2011.

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Posted by JpMcKenzie on Dec 16, 2017
Last reply on Dec 16, 2017 by Creno
Hey! How would you tell this is a female? thank you!
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Female Hesperophylax designatus (Silver Striped Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
  5. » Family Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges)
  6. » Genus Hesperophylax (Silver Striped Sedges)
  7. » Species designatus (Silver Striped Sedges)
Collection details
Location: Touchet River, Washington
Date: September 5th, 2011
Added to site: September 14th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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