Salmonflies
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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This dun emerged from a mature nymph on my desk. Unfortunately its wings didn't perfectly dry out.
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Updates from May 4, 2006
Updates from May 4, 2006
Closeup insects by Troutnut from Salmon Creek in New York
A friend brought me this stonefly to photograph. He found it floating on the surface of a trout stream with its wings in a crippled position.
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