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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.

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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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Mayfly Genus Acerpenna (Tiny Blue-Winged Olives)

See Acerpenna pygmaea for details. It is the only species known to be of even minor importance to anglers and was previously known as Baetis pygmaeus.

Where & when

In 38 records from GBIF, adults of this genus have been collected during July (37%), June (26%), May (18%), April (8%), September (5%), and August (5%).

In 52 records from GBIF, this genus has been collected at elevations ranging from 3 to 4692 ft, with an average (median) of 1713 ft.

Genus Range

Specimens of the Mayfly Genus Acerpenna

2 Male Spinners
2 Female Spinners
1 Nymph

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Mayfly Genus Acerpenna (Tiny Blue-Winged Olives)

Taxonomy
3 species (Acerpenna macdunnoughi, Acerpenna sulfurosa, and Acerpenna thermophilos) aren't included.
Genus Range
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