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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Corydalus (Dobsonfly) Hellgrammite Larva Pictures

This hellgrammite was collected from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania on May 29th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.

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Hellgrammite Video

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Posted by DOS on Mar 11, 2009

Last reply on Mar 12, 2009 by DOS

Here is some quick video footage of a Hellgrammite I collected from a Western New York trout stream in February and filmed in my aquarium several weeks later.

http://www.vimeo.com/3590982