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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 Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Lateral view of a Stenonema ithaca (Heptageniidae) (Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania
This specimen seems to be of the same species as a dun I photographed which emerged from another nymph in the same sample.
Quillgordon
Schuylkill County, PA.

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Quillgordon on Jun 5, 2007June 5th, 2007, 6:40 am EDT
This is the same specimen that I collected from a stream nearby.
Can anyone tell me the history( name basis) for this insect ?
Is it common across the country?

Thanks....
Flyfishing is a state of mind! .............. Q.g.

C/R........barbless

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