The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
In 83 records from GBIF, adults of this species have mostly been collected during August (35%), July (25%), September (22%), and October (11%).
In 55 records from GBIF, this species has been collected at elevations ranging from 16 to 10840 ft, with an average (median) of 5092 ft.