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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 Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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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Adirman on Jun 21, 2011June 21st, 2011, 4:58 pm EDT
I bought the James Marsh DVD on Mayflies as advertised on Troutnut. Cost $34.95 w/ shipping and got w/in about 7-8 days, not bad. The DVD sound quality was a little weak at times but not bad; overall it was very informative though! The host, James Marsh, takes you through all of the major Mayflies w/ upclose shots, Latin names, and common name. Overall, I'd give it about a B. Solid stuff and defintely worth getting but could be a tad better in terms of sound quality and maybe providing a scenario where he (James) himself actually fishes and exhibits his thought processes from initial arrival on-stream to actually successfully catching trout. Still though, solid and recommended!!

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