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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult

Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

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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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Western Light Cahills

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Mayfly Genus Cinygma

These are often called Western Light Cahills.

This uncommon Western genus is closely related to Cinygmula. It rarely provides good hatches.

Male Cinygma dimicki (Western Light Cahill) Mayfly Spinner

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Lateral view of a Male Cinygma dimicki (Heptageniidae) (Western Light Cahill) Mayfly Spinner from the Cedar River in Washington

I found a couple small (one or two dozen flies) clouds of these male spinners dancing low over the riffly parts of a pool in this fast river draining out of the Cascades.

Collected June 29, 2021 from the Cedar River in Washington

Added by Troutnut on July 2, 2021

Collected June 29, 2021 from the Cedar River in Washington and added by Troutnut on July 2, 2021

Cinygma (Western Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Cinygma (Heptageniidae) (Western Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph from Swamp Creek in Oregon

Collected July 13, 2011 from Swamp Creek in Oregon

Added by Bnewell on July 14, 2011

Collected July 13, 2011 from Swamp Creek in Oregon and added by Bnewell on July 14, 2011

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