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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Cheumatopsyche (Little Sister Sedge) Caddisfly Pupa Pictures
I was surprised how bright green this pupa is. It's chartreuse. After collecting it, I experimented with melting down chartreuse jigs and making little translucent rubber caddis abdomens on my flies. They looked good, and the trout liked them, but they weren't very durable at all. This specimen is recently deceased in the photographs.
This caddisfly was collected from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin on May 18th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25th, 2006.
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Identification: Cheumatopsyche
Posted by Litobrancha on Sep 23, 2006
Last reply on Sep 23, 2006 by Litobrancha
This is cheumatopsyche female. note at the posterior end of the abdomen the two semi-rectangular plates that are distinct to the base, that is a good diagnostic for cheumatopsyche.
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Cheumatopsyche (Little Sister Sedge) Caddisfly Pupa Pictures
Collection details
Location: Namekagon River, Wisconsin
Date: May 18th, 2004
Added to site: January 25th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
Date: May 18th, 2004
Added to site: January 25th, 2006
Author: Troutnut