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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Dorsal view of a Doroneuria baumanni (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from Sears Creek in Washington

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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 23, 2011

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Touchet River in Washington

Female Epeorus (Little Maryatt) Mayfly Spinner

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Female Epeorus (Heptageniidae) (Little Maryatt) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington

I associated this female with a male I collected one night later. For a great and informative discussion of all Epeorus species and other mayflies be sure and read, WESTERN MAYFLY HATCHES by R. Hafele and D. Hughes. They rate all of the western mayflies and they rate the hatch of this genus a 25 out of a possible 45 points based on several rating criterion. They provide insect photos, possible fly patterns and fly presentations. This is a great book.

Edit by Troutnut: Bob generally knows his IDs better than I do, but I think this one was misidentified as Epeorus longimanus. The darkened humeral crossvein is not supposed to be present in longimanus. I'm moving it up to Epeorus.

Collected July 23, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington

Added by Bnewell on July 25, 2011

Collected July 23, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington and added by Bnewell on July 25, 2011