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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.

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.
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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Definition of 'radial sector' in Mayflies

Definition of 'radial sector' in Mayflies

Radial sector: The radial sector (denoted Rs) is a group of longitudinal wing veins that normally branch posteriorly off the radius, but in mayflies usually appears detached at the base, looking like a separate vein rather than a branch. In some mayflies, especially in hind wings, it may even branch off of vein MA instead. It may have up to four branches (denoted R2 through R5) reaching the wingtip, with intercalaries in between. Vein Rs and all its attached branches are furrow veins (–), but their intercalaries can be ridge veins.

These other words reference the same concept: vein Rs, Rs vein, Rs.
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