Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

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From the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

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Ephemerella mucronata Mayfly Nymph Ephemerella mucronata Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.

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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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Year-end review for 2011

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Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Dec 28, 2011December 28th, 2011, 10:28 am EST

Here's a compilation of fishies that I have caught this year around my new home in Oscoda. As you can see, it's been a good year, and I found quite a variety of fisheries. Enjoy!!

Jonathon

P.S. Let's see some of YOURS!

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

GldstrmSam

Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Dec 28, 2011December 28th, 2011, 11:25 am EST

I had some really good fishing this year, but I forgot to take pictures. Sorry.

Those are some really great pictures.

Sam

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Dec 28, 2011December 28th, 2011, 2:32 pm EST

Great photos, Jonathon, I haven't caught a red eared sunfish since boyhood. It it's the same species, we call them shellcrackers in the South. The ones in the South like crustaceans. And that one brookie has brilliant coloring. Looks like you had a good year. I don't take photos, but had a pretty good season once the water came down here in PA. My best fishing was probably Trico fishing, not so much for the numbers or size, but for the challenge, and I caught the biggest brown ever on a Trike one early morning this July. I also had a couple of decent days on the Delaware, something that always makes me happy, since that river has beat me up more than once. We'll just have to see what weather and bugs the coming year will bring.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

GldstrmSam

Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Dec 28, 2011December 28th, 2011, 2:41 pm EST

What type of fly is in the rainbows mouth? Does it catch a lot of trout for you? What materials did you use to tie it.

Thanks,

Sam

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Dec 28, 2011December 28th, 2011, 9:43 pm EST

Post deleted because my fish are too small.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Jesse

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Jesse on Dec 29, 2011December 29th, 2011, 1:14 pm EST

Wbranch, i think im going to need a microscope in order to see those fish that you caught. Why post pictures with such small trout???

Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after.
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Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Dec 29, 2011December 29th, 2011, 4:41 pm EST

Matt,

I'm not the techno guy, but maybe, if you have your pictures also stored on your computer somewhere, try going in from the "photography" section as a new topic. Maybe that would display them in all their glory and an easier to see size...If you don't know how to do it that way PM me and I'll explain...I actually don't know how to do it via Photo-Bucket or Facebook...

Jess...You shouldn't tease your uncle Matt...:) The apple didn't fall too far from the tree...I'm not sure but I think the old man's been fishing Montana since before you were born...:)

Spence

"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Dec 29, 2011December 29th, 2011, 5:18 pm EST

Spence,

I'll try your suggestion. I used to have no problem copying a picture from my Photobucket account and pasting it into a thread or post. But about six months ago I noticed the problem and have stopped posting pics.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Jesse

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Jesse on Dec 30, 2011December 30th, 2011, 12:11 am EST

Just having some fun ladies just having some fun!

Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after.
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