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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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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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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 April 7, 2005

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Closeup insects by Bnewell from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana

Epeorus grandis Mayfly Nymph

Epeorus grandis (Heptageniidae) Mayfly Nymph from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana

Collected April 7, 2005 from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana

Added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

Collected April 7, 2005 from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

Hydroptila (Varicolored Microcaddis) Caddisfly Larva

Hydroptila (Hydroptilidae) (Varicolored Microcaddis) Caddisfly Larva from the Flathead River-Upper in Montana

Collected April 7, 2005 from the Flathead River-Upper in Montana

Added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

Collected April 7, 2005 from the Flathead River-Upper in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

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