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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Report at a Glance

General RegionNortheast
Specific LocationBristol, NH
Dates FishedFebruary 18, 2010
Time of Day2pm
Fish CaughtNothin
Conditions & Hatches40 deg., sunny, windy

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Jim584th
Candia, NH

Posts: 4
Jim584th on Feb 20, 2010February 20th, 2010, 7:29 am EST
We saw 4 stoneflies, about 1/2 inch long, dark grey to black.

Any ideas of a pattern?
jim

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