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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.

View from atop the permafrost slump From the Selawik River in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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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 September 25, 2011

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Touchet River in Washington

Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner
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Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Leptophlebiidae) (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
Added by Bnewell on September 26, 2011
Collected September 25, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington and added by Bnewell on September 26, 2011
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Updates from September 20, 2011

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Touchet River in Washington

Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner
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Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Heptageniidae) (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
Adults were collected from the North Fork of the Touchet River at Touchet Corral, 21 Sept. One photo is the swarm of males over the stream about 3 PM, air temp about 66 degree.
Added by Bnewell on September 23, 2011
Collected September 20, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington and added by Bnewell on September 23, 2011
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Updates from September 19, 2011

Photos by Troutnut from Denali Highway in Alaska

Clearwater Mountains foothills. Here the bottom of the mountain flattens out into the Susitna Valley. From Denali Highway in Alaska
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Updates from September 18, 2011

Photos by Troutnut from Denali Highway in Alaska

Along the roadside of the Denali Highway, a hunter more successful than I had a good sense of humor. From Denali Highway in Alaska
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Updates from September 17, 2011

Photos by Troutnut from the Susitna River and Denali Highway in Alaska

Mount Deborah and Hess Mountains. Two of the greatest peaks of the Alaska Range rise behind the braided, glacial Susitna River. These massive mountains are 35 miles north of where I took this picture. From the Susitna River in Alaska
A juvenile gyrfalcon. From Denali Highway in Alaska
A merlin. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Tundra lakes. I took this picture after spooking some caribou out of the scene, including one ambiguous maybe-bull. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Clearwater Mountains. Viewed from the west, across the Susitna. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Trumpeter swan in 50-Mile Lake off the Denali Highway. From Denali Highway in Alaska
The evening moose. I watched this one from the road for a while with a young couple who had a moose tag, but he was safely protected by Alaska's antler "slot limit." At this point Sunday evening, I was frustrated to have seen a bull moose but no certain bull caribou. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Wetlands on upper Osar Creek From Denali Highway in Alaska
Clearwater Mountains From Denali Highway in Alaska
Alaska Range panorama. The high peak in the center/left is Mount Deborah, with Hess Mountain just to its right. The taller but more distant mountain on the right side of the panorama is Mount Hayes. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Two hunters walking out of the Clearwater Mountains. These guys carried heavy packs. They told me the mountains were loaded with caribou, about eight miles in off the road. Two days later, those caribou would come down near the road and provide intense hunting action. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Alaska Range during a stalk. My Sunday afternoon hunt on a small mountaintop south of the road around mile 96 led me to shoot this panorama during a break from chasing caribou. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Denali Highway in Alaska
50-Mile Lake on upper Osar Creek. In the background, 13,382-foot high Mount Hayes towers over the rest of the Alaska Range. It is the highest peak in the range east of Denali itself. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Oops, was that a bull?. The one on the left with a calf behind it might have been a bull. That's the one that spotted me as I screwed around taking pictures, sneaking up on what I thought were all cows. I only realized as they ran off that this might have been a bull, and I can't tell from the picture any better than I could tell in person. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Mountain sunset. The near silhouette is the edge of the Clearwater Mountains, and the far peaks are the Talkeetnas. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Susitna and Clearwater Mountains From the Susitna River in Alaska
The Maclaren Glacier. This massive glacier ten miles north of the road is the source of the Maclaren River, which marked the eastern boundary of my hunting area. I think the high peak on the right is 11,400-foot Mount McGinnis. From Denali Highway in Alaska
Looking back toward the Clearwater Mountains. ...as the road winds down behind me to the Susitna. From Denali Highway in Alaska
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