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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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Mayfly Species Callibaetis pretiosus (Speckled Duns)

This uncommon species may be locally abundant.

Where & when

In 9 records from GBIF, adults of this species have been collected during August (44%), May (22%), July (22%), and September (11%).

In 2 records from GBIF, this species has been collected at elevations of 20 and 72 ft.

Species Range

Physical description

Most physical descriptions on Troutnut are direct or slightly edited quotes from the original scientific sources describing or updating the species, although there may be errors in copying them to this website. Such descriptions aren't always definitive, because species often turn out to be more variable than the original describers observed. In some cases, only a single specimen was described! However, they are useful starting points.

Female Spinner

Body length: ? mm
Wing length: 6.5 mm

A brown species; cross veins of fore wing rather numerous; marginal intercalaries occur singly; male not known.

Body of female brown. Two narrow white stripes on the thoracic notum. Legs pale, tips of tibiae dark, also the tarsal joints. Wings hyaline; veins and cross veins mostly white, but the longitudinal veins with some dark marks. Costal vitta consists of a “fairly broad brown stripe from base to tip, its hind margin sinuate with four projections, four hyaline spots in the subcostal area before the middle, about five pale spots on costal margin before the middle, and several more or less connected beyond.” Along the hind margin are five or six faint irregular clouds. Hind wing much as in Callibaetis floridanus. Abdomen brown, with darker spots on the sides.


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Mayfly Species Callibaetis pretiosus (Speckled Duns)

Taxonomy
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