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.

A small, old rock wing dam has created an excellent riffle and pool in this classic trout stream.

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Limnephilus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Limnephilus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

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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Hellgrammite Video

Corydalus (Dobsonfly) Hellgrammite Larva

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Large hellgrammite (dobsonfly larva). This nearly two inch long larva from the genus Corydalus is a fearsome predator

Dorsal view of a Corydalus (Corydalidae) (Dobsonfly) Hellgrammite Larva from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania

Collected May 28, 2007 from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania

Added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Collected May 28, 2007 from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania and added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

DOS
Buffalo, NY

Posts: 64

DOS on Mar 11, 2009March 11th, 2009, 5:22 pm EDT

Here is some quick video footage of a Hellgrammite I collected from a Western New York trout stream in February and filmed in my aquarium several weeks later.

http://www.vimeo.com/3590982

Andrew Nisbet

DOS
Buffalo, NY

Posts: 64

DOS on Mar 11, 2009March 11th, 2009, 8:08 pm EDT

I just realized my specimen is likely Nigronia serricornis and therefor posted in the wrong section

And is there anyway to embed video? I tried the usual BB and embed codes, to no avail...

Andrew Nisbet