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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Pteronarcys californica

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

Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington

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Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva Pictures

I don't see a lot of green Chironomidae larvae in my samples, so I photographed this one.

Lateral view of a Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Dorsal view of a Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Ventral view of a Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington

Ruler view of a Chironomidae (Midge) True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This true fly was collected from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington on July 4th, 2020 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 12th, 2020.

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Location: Mystery Creek #249, Washington
Date: July 4th, 2020
Added to site: July 12th, 2020
Author: Troutnut

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