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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.

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 Mesocapnia (Little Snowflies)

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Stonefly Genus Mesocapnia (Little Snowflies)

Taxonomy
Species in Mesocapnia: Mesocapnia variabilis
14 species (Mesocapnia arizonensis, Mesocapnia autumna, Mesocapnia bakeri, Mesocapnia bergi, Mesocapnia bulbosa, Mesocapnia frisoni, Mesocapnia lapwae, Mesocapnia oenone, Mesocapnia ogotoruka, Mesocapnia porrecta, Mesocapnia projecta, Mesocapnia sugluka, Mesocapnia werneri, and Mesocapnia yoloensis) aren't included.
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