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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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Male Heptagenia solitaria (Ginger Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

This species is common in the Flathead River below Kerr Day. The river here is fairly warm with a cobble and boulder bottom with heavy periphyton at times. This species is not common elsewhere in western Montana.

This mayfly was collected from the Flathead River-lower in Montana on July 4th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 28th, 2011.


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Male Heptagenia solitaria (Ginger Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Collection details
Location: Flathead River-lower, Montana
Date: July 4th, 2005
Added to site: June 28th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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