Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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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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Sandfly
tioga co. pa.

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Sandfly on Jan 7, 2009January 7th, 2009, 12:20 pm EST

here are a few im not sure about

sandfly
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N.J.B.B.A. #2215
Tiadaughton T.U. 688
I didn't Escape------They gave me a day pass !

Taxon

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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Jan 8, 2009January 8th, 2009, 2:58 am EST

Bob-

I believe it (them) to be Epeorus female duns.

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

Sandfly
tioga co. pa.

Posts: 33

Sandfly on Jan 8, 2009January 8th, 2009, 8:11 am EST

Tkanks,
I was thinking the same, its a size 14 fly.Wasn't sure if it has a common name.

sandfly
shop owner
N.J.B.B.A. #2215
Tiadaughton T.U. 688
I didn't Escape------They gave me a day pass !

Taxon

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Taxon on Jan 8, 2009January 8th, 2009, 10:29 am EST

Bob-

Tkanks,
I was thinking the same, its a size 14 fly.Wasn't sure if it has a common name.

Yes, the various Epeorus species, life stages, and sexes are known by more common names than you can shake a stick at. Take your choice among:

Blue Quill
Cream Variant
Croquette
Dark Golden Quill
Dark Gordon Quill
Dark Graywinged Quill
Gordon Quill
Graywinged Pink Quill
Graywinged Yellow Quill
Iron Dun
Light Blue Quill
Light Cahill
Little Blue Quill
Little Marryat
Little Yellow Mayfly
Little Yellow Quill
Medium Blue Quill
Pale Evening Dun
Pale Evening Olive
Pale Evening Quill
Pale Sulphur Dun
Palewinged Pink Quill
Pink Cahill
Pink Lady
Quill Gordon
Red Quill Spinner
Salmon Spinner
Slate Brown Dun
Slate Cream Dun
Small Cream Variant
Sulphur
Sulphur Dun
Western Gordon Quill
Western Graywinged Yellow Quill
Western Little Marryat
Western Quill Gordon

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

Sayfu
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Sayfu on Nov 12, 2011November 12th, 2011, 3:07 pm EST

MY DAWD! That's as many names as I've been called!