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

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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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Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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Amphipoda (Scud) Arthropod Adult

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Collected March 28, 2006 from Salmon Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on April 7, 2006

Collected March 28, 2006 from Salmon Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on April 7, 2006

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Trouthater on Sep 6, 2006September 6th, 2006, 8:46 am EDT

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Troutnut on Sep 6, 2006September 6th, 2006, 2:33 pm EDT

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ReAlizm on Mar 18, 2009March 18th, 2009, 12:25 pm EDT

I don't know if i'd call this great example of a freshwater shrimp gross at all. I really like having prime photos of specimens as examples for the flies that I'm about to tie. Thanks Troutnut!

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Sandfly on Mar 19, 2009March 19th, 2009, 11:11 pm EDT

great pics I like them..different from some of the scuds here.

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