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

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

Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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 Drunella flavilinea (Flav) Mayfly Dun Pictures

I can't be certain of the ID of this female dun, but I'm calling it Drunella flavilinea for three reasons: 1) the known abundance of "flavs" on the Henry's Fork, 2) clear differences in coloration from my confirmed specimens of Drunella coloradensis, which is the main lookalike, and 3) the habitat (a sizable river in a wide mountain valley, rather than a small, high-altitude stream) suggests it's not coloradensis.

Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Dorsal view of a Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Lateral view of a Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Ventral view of a Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
I accidentally preserved this one in alcohol before remembering to do the length measurements, so I fished it out of the drink for this photo.

Ruler view of a Female Drunella flavilinea (Ephemerellidae) (Flav) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This mayfly was collected from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho on July 31st, 2020 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 16th, 2020.

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Tying the Flav
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Posted by Lowell on Mar 8, 2021
Last reply on Mar 11, 2021 by Roguerat
Looking for picture of successful Flav pattern. With materials list and explanation of any critical tying steps. Both dry and nymph.

Lowell

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Female Drunella flavilinea (Flav) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Collection details
Location: Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho
Date: July 31st, 2020
Added to site: August 16th, 2020
Author: Troutnut
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