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.

We were lucky to be able to fish through this storm as it skirted around us to the north, giving us just enough clouds to prompt a BWO hatch but keeping the lighting at a safe distance.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming

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Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.

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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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Closeup insects by Bnewell from Yellow Bay Creek and Denali National Park in Montana and Alaska

Female Ironodes nitidus (Slate Maroon Drake) Mayfly Spinner

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Female Ironodes nitidus (Heptageniidae) (Slate Maroon Drake) Mayfly Spinner from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana

While relatively rare in most of western Montana, it is common in several small streams along the east side of Flathead Lake and streams on the south side of the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Collected June 24, 2008 from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana

Added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Collected June 24, 2008 from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

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Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Temporary ponds- Glacier Nat. Park in Alaska

This caddis is one of the most abundant caddisflies in temporary ponds of Glacier Park. The larvae build a round case of detritus and dead plant material that can get quite large.

Collected June 24, 2008 from Temporary ponds- Glacier Nat. Park in Alaska

Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011

Collected June 24, 2008 from Temporary ponds- Glacier Nat. Park in Alaska and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011