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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.

Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington

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Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.
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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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Male Drunella spinifera (Western Slate Olive Dun) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

This mayfly was collected from Fern Creek in Montana on July 9th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 29th, 2011.


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Male Drunella spinifera (Western Slate Olive Dun) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
  5. » Family Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs)
  6. » Genus Drunella (Blue-Winged Olives)
  7. » Species spinifera (Western Slate Olive Duns)
Collection details
Location: Fern Creek, Montana
Date: July 9th, 2007
Added to site: June 29th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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