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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.

Upper Titcomb Lake From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly LarvaClostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva
Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.
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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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Videos by Troutnut from Miscellaneous Wisconsin in Wisconsin

Hexagenia

This is one of the earliest videos I made, and I was experimenting with a tank and background that didn't work very well.

Featuring: Hexagenia limbata Mayfly Nymph
Added by Troutnut on Mar 30, 2006

Closeup insects by Troutnut from Miscellaneous Wisconsin and the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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Stenonema (March Browns and Cahills) Mayfly Nymph
Stenonema (Heptageniidae) (March Browns and Cahills) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin
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Stenonema vicarium (March Brown) Mayfly Nymph
Stenonema vicarium (Heptageniidae) (March Brown) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin
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Leptophlebia cupida (Black Quill) Mayfly Nymph
Leptophlebia cupida (Leptophlebiidae) (Black Quill) Mayfly Nymph from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
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Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly Nymph
Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin
This medium-instar nymph is about an inch long.
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Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph
Ephemerella subvaria (Ephemerellidae) (Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin
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Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph
Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin
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Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph
Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph from unknown in Wisconsin

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