Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

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Dave Ruiter (username Creno) was one of the all-time most valuable and prolific contributors to the Troutnut.com community, generously sharing his deep knowledge as a professional caddisfly expert and helping me with countless caddisfly identifications. Sadly, he passed away in 2021 at age 73. On Trichoptera.org I found a touching tribute to him and wanted to share it in his profile here. —Jason/Troutnut