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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.

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Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 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 August 10, 2018

Updates from August 10, 2018

Photos by Troutnut and /home/jason from the Big Hole River and the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Montana and Idaho

The Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana
Lower end of the storried Harriman Ranch section of the Henry's From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana
My first Mountain Whitefish. From the Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana
The Big Hole River in Montana

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Firehole River, the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, and the Big Hole River in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

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Male Callibaetis (Speckled Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Lateral view of a Male Callibaetis (Baetidae) (Speckled Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Firehole River in Wyoming
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Tipulidae (Crane Fly) True Fly Adult
Artistic view of a Tipulidae (Crane Fly) True Fly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Female Callibaetis (Speckled Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Lateral view of a Female Callibaetis (Baetidae) (Speckled Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Female Grammotaulius lorettae (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Adult
Lateral view of a Female Grammotaulius lorettae (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Libellulidae Dragonfly Adult
Dorsal view of a Libellulidae Dragonfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
This specimen of Libella saturata, the flame skimmer dragonfly, is the only invertebrate in this site's collection that I caught by hook and line. It swooped down and attacked my dry fly on the Firehole River, where it lived as a nymph in the hot water near the geothermal springs and geyser runoff.
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Male Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Lateral view of a Male Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
This was identified by Dave Ruiter as Hydropsyche californica or Hydropsyche occidentalis, but the characteristics were not clear enough to tell them apart.
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Female Tricorythodes (Trico) Mayfly Spinner
Lateral view of a Female Tricorythodes (Leptohyphidae) (Trico) Mayfly Spinner from the Big Hole River in Montana
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Male Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quill) Mayfly Dun
Lateral view of a Male Paraleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) (Blue Quill) Mayfly Dun from the Big Hole River in Montana
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Male Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Dun
Lateral view of a Male Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Male Tricorythodes (Trico) Mayfly Spinner
Lateral view of a Male Tricorythodes (Leptohyphidae) (Trico) Mayfly Spinner from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Amiocentrus aspilus (Little Western Weedy Water Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Lateral view of a Amiocentrus aspilus (Brachycentridae) (Little Western Weedy Water Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Male Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Lateral view of a Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Male Lepidostoma (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Lateral view of a Male Lepidostoma (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Female Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Dun
Lateral view of a Female Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Dun from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
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Male Tricorythodes (Trico) Mayfly Spinner
Dorsal view of a Male Tricorythodes (Leptohyphidae) (Trico) Mayfly Spinner from the Big Hole River in Montana

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