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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.

Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington

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Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly LarvaLimnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva
Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
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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 July 8, 2005

Updates from July 8, 2005

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Flathead River and Whitefish Lake in Montana

Female Stenonema terminatum Mayfly Dun
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Female Stenonema terminatum (Heptageniidae) Mayfly Dun from the Flathead River-Lower in Montana
Added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011
Collected July 8, 2005 from the Flathead River-Lower in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011
Male Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly Spinner
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Male Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Spinner from Whitefish Lake in Montana
Added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011
Collected July 8, 2005 from Whitefish Lake in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

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