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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.

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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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Troutnut on Dec 2, 2007December 2nd, 2007, 3:39 pm EST
I hadn't seen this piece of their Planet Earth series yet and I just turned it on, half-way through unfortunately. They have some truly amazing footage! I'm amazed by some of the closeup videography the do with aquatic insects... they get some really difficult shots. Wish I had those kinds of resources and time for this site!
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Shawnny3 on Dec 2, 2007December 2nd, 2007, 3:46 pm EST
Is this a new one, because I don't remember this from the original series (which was astounding, by the way). I know they're supposed to be coming out with some new stuff soon. These people get some of the most incredible footage ever captured.

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Troutnut on Dec 2, 2007December 2nd, 2007, 3:54 pm EST
I don't know how new it is, but this isn't the first run apparently. They're rerunning it again at 11pm here though, so you might want to check your channel and set it to record at whatever time the next rerun is on there.
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Troutnut on Dec 2, 2007December 2nd, 2007, 7:53 pm EST
I'm watching the rest of it now... there's some very cool aquatic insect stuff, although that section is brief. The whole show is amazing.
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