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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 Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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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Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult Pictures

This seems to be a mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi. Normally this species is more mottled.

Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York
Lateral view of a Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult from Mongaup Creek in New York

This fish was collected from Mongaup Creek in New York on May 6th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18th, 2007.

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Mottled Sculpin
5 replies
Posted by Taxon on May 18, 2007
Last reply on May 19, 2007 by DMM
Jason-

I believe it to be a Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), which occurs in rubble and gravel riffles, and is less often in sand-gravel runs of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Also found in springs and their effluents and rocky shores of lakes, they feed mainly on aquatic insect larvae, but also on crustaceans, annelids, fishes, fish eggs, and plant material.



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Cottidae (Sculpin) Fish Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: Mongaup Creek, New York
Date: May 6th, 2007
Added to site: May 18th, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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