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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 Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Photos by Troutnut from the Delta River, the Gulkana River, Donnelly Creek, and Miscellaneous Alaska in Alaska

The Delta River in Alaska
Here's my first Alaskan salmon, a small king that put up a fun fight.
Donnelly Creek in Alaska
Donnelly Creek in Alaska
Richardson Highway in Alaska
The Gulkana River in Alaska
Richardson Highway in Alaska
Here's a nice view of the Alyeska Pipeline from the highway.

From Richardson Highway in Alaska
Richardson Highway in Alaska
The Gulkana River in Alaska
The Gulkana River in Alaska
This float trip gave us a couple views of the distant peak of Mount Wrangell, an inactive volcano.

From the Gulkana River in Alaska
Donnelly Creek in Alaska
Richardson Highway in Alaska
Richardson Highway in Alaska

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Gulkana River in Alaska

Lateral view of a Female Drunella doddsii (Ephemerellidae) (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Dun from the Gulkana River in Alaska
I still haven't got my good camera gear set up, but I wanted to get my first Alaskan bug specimen online, so I photographed this one with my point+shoot in the raft.

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