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.

I caught several wild and colorful 8-9 inch brook trout in the clear little pool below this waterfall.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult

Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

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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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Female Theliopsyche (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

This one has a neat iridescent sheen to its wings.

See the discussion for details on this fly's tentative ID.

Ruler view of a Female Theliopsyche (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

Dorsal view of a Female Theliopsyche (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania

Ventral view of a Female Theliopsyche (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania

Lateral view of a Female Theliopsyche (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania

Female Theliopsyche (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania

This caddisfly was collected from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania on May 28th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.

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Chimarra

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Posted by Taxon on Jun 5, 2007

Last reply on Dec 31, 2007 by Taxon

Jason-

That would be Chimarra, most likely C. aterrima, but it could also be either C. obscura or C. socia. Based on that neat black egg mass visible in the ventral view photo, it would also appear that it's a female.

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