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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.

The Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming

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Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph

Artistic view of a Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.

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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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Updates from August 12, 2005

Photos by Troutnut

This swift little stream is one of my favorites. It harbors an even mix of brook and brown trout and a mix of insect species very different from other streams I frequent.

The small stream I was fishing is fed by this even smaller, picture-perfect stream.

From Jader Creek in Wisconsin

This is one of my favorite small-stream pools.

I'm kneeling low in this picture to avoid spooking wary small-stream trout. It's important to blend into the background.

My dad stalks some wary small-stream trout, a mix of browns and brookies.

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Updates from August 6, 2005

Photos by Troutnut

My dad held the canoe in place while I snapped a picture of this immature bald eagle perched in a pine over the river on an August evening. It probably caught more fish than we did.

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Updates from August 4, 2005

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Teal River in Wisconsin

Female Hexagenia atrocaudata (Late Hex) Mayfly Dun

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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia atrocaudata (Ephemeridae) (Late Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Teal River in Wisconsin

I found this lone Hexagenia atrocaudata dun fluttering by herself on the surface of a small, still stretch of river one evening as I paddled home from fishing for smallmouths in the warm August weather.

Collected August 4, 2005 from the Teal River in Wisconsin

Added by Troutnut on April 14, 2006

Collected August 4, 2005 from the Teal River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on April 14, 2006

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