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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.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Female Eurylophella temporalis (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun Pictures

I found this specimen along with a male on the surface in the shallows of a long flat in a warm-water smallmouth bass stream, during the middle of the afternoon. This same individual is listed as a separate specimen after molting into a spinner.

Lateral view of a Female Eurylophella temporalis (Ephemerellidae) (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin
Artistic view of a Female Eurylophella temporalis (Ephemerellidae) (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin
Dorsal view of a Female Eurylophella temporalis (Ephemerellidae) (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin
Ventral view of a Female Eurylophella temporalis (Ephemerellidae) (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin
Ruler view of a Female Eurylophella temporalis (Ephemerellidae) (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This mayfly was collected from the West Fork of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin on June 21st, 2021 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 24th, 2021.


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Female Eurylophella temporalis (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Collection details
Location: West Fork of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin
Date: June 21st, 2021
Added to site: June 24th, 2021
Author: Troutnut
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