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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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Photos by Troutnut from Denali Highway in Alaska

Along the roadside of the Denali Highway, a hunter more successful than I had a good sense of humor.

From Denali Highway in Alaska

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GONZO
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GONZO on Sep 25, 2011September 25th, 2011, 10:09 am EDT
"Although buried, the unfortunate victim attempted to point in the direction of the fleeing culprit."
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Entoman on Sep 25, 2011September 25th, 2011, 5:06 pm EDT
Haha! "Far Side" has nothing on you! :):)
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
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FredH on Sep 26, 2011September 26th, 2011, 10:19 am EDT
Nice . We have similar tastes in humor.
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Jmd123 on Sep 26, 2011September 26th, 2011, 11:39 am EDT
"He went thataway!!!"

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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