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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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Trout Streams, Rivers, and Lakes, Page 4

Trout Streams, Rivers, and Lakes, Page 4

Trout get part of their appeal from the beautiful places they live. They are symbols of the wild and pristine.
These are my best photos of the idyllic rivers, streams, and lakes salmonids call home.

A trackless paradise two days deep in the Yellowstone backcountry

From Mystery Creek # 218 in Wyoming
Barnes Creek in Washington
Middle Fork Snoqualmie

From the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Mystery Creek # 211 in Washington
Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington
Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington
Beautiful lake at 4,500 feet
View from atop the permafrost slump

From the Selawik River in Alaska
The Tanana River in Alaska
Mount Deborah and Hess Mountains. Two of the greatest peaks of the Alaska Range rise behind the braided, glacial Susitna River.  These massive mountains are 35 miles north of where I took this picture.

From the Susitna River in Alaska
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
Gunnysack Creek in Alaska
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