Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica
The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
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With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.
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Updates from May 7, 2004
Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
I went to great comical lengths to swipe this spinner from the air with a little aquarium net I carry with me while I'm fishing. Siphloplecton basale spinners fly fast and high over the riffles, and there are never very many of them, so they're difficult to catch.
Updates from April 29, 2004
Closeup insects by Troutnut from Miscellaneous Wisconsin in Wisconsin
This ia a very tiny (hook size 22-24) dun. The pictures are terrible, but it's very fragile and it's one of the first adult mayflies I ever photographed.
Updates from April 27, 2004
Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
This is a really small stonefly adult, about 3/8 of an inch body length.
