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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.

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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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Stonefly Genus Pictetiella

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Specimens of the Stonefly Genus Pictetiella

1 Female Adult

Female Pictetiella expansa (Autumn Springfly) Stonefly Adult

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Lateral view of a Female Pictetiella expansa (Perlodidae) (Autumn Springfly) Stonefly Adult from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

Based on photos, this specimen seems to key out (using Merritt & Cummins 4th Edition) to Pictetiella expansa, but some of the characteristics aren't 100 % clear. Frisonia picticeps is another possibility. The range map doesn't show Pictetiella expansa in Washington, but that species is listed elsewhere as occurring near Puget Sound, and the head markings are similar to (albeit not a perfect match for) those of a male from Colorado in the scientific literature.

Collected June 15, 2018 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

Added by Troutnut on July 3, 2018

Collected June 15, 2018 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington and added by Troutnut on July 3, 2018