The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Abdomen black, dark brown, or olive green | Abdomen whitish |
Wings without a black stripe on the leading edge, although thick veins there may be darker than the rest of the wing | Wings often with a black stripe on the leading edge |
Male tails around twice the length of the body | Male tails around 5 times the length of the body |
Very common on many trout streams | Less common on most trout streams |
5 Example Specimens | 2 Example Specimens |
Leptohyphidae Genus Tricorythodes | Caenidae |