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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 Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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 Bnewell from Swamp Creek in Oregon

Habitat of Cinygma nymphs collected this date. Nymphs were mature along with two Ameletus species and Drunella spinifera and some caddisflies.

From Swamp Creek in Oregon

Closeup insects by Bnewell from Swamp Creek in Oregon

Ameletus celer (Ameletidae) (Brown Dun) Mayfly Nymph from Swamp Creek in Oregon
Sweltsa fidelis (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Swamp Creek in Oregon
Cinygma (Heptageniidae) (Western Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph from Swamp Creek in Oregon

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