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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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Roguerat on Sep 6, 2011September 6th, 2011, 5:28 am EDT
I'm planning to wrap a Lamiglas FG blank over the winter, just wondering if anybody out there has used Lamiglas blanks and can share an opinion on quality, action, and so on. I"m looking at a small-stream rod, 2 or 3 wt at most and 6'6" or 7' 0" long.

other than that, I in serious fishing withdrawal- lately either I'm working my day off or it's rained heavily the day before and the rivers are unwadeable. going on 3 weeks, not fun at all...

I Peter 5:7...'Cast your cares upon Him'

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