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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 Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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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ColeDen
upstate NY

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ColeDen on Apr 26, 2011April 26th, 2011, 6:30 pm EDT
im headin up to Long pond in horicon ny.i was wondering if anyone else has ever been there or knows more about it.i know its a deeper pond with plenty of brookies, what should i use either fly fishing or using lures.any tips will help
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Monticello, NY

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Adirman on Apr 30, 2011April 30th, 2011, 8:35 am EDT
If you're fishing from a canoe, then trolling streamers isn't a bad place to start, i would imagine! Try a few patterns on sinking line!!

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