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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Updates from August 17, 2018
Updates from August 17, 2018
Photos by Troutnut from the Madison River, Rock Creek, and the Jefferson River in Montana
Closeup insects by Troutnut from Rock Creek in Montana
This female was collected from the same spinner cloud as this male.
This male was collected from the same cloud of spinners as this female and is probably the same species. I'm tentatively calling them both Cinygmula for now, but I'm really not sure about that ID yet.