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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Glossosoma (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Glossosoma (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.

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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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Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Mar 5, 2013March 5th, 2013, 11:02 am EST

Here in N. Idaho we are looking at the first normal year we've had in recent memory.

Watch the inclement weather show up when I get there, John.:)

"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

Cutbow

Post Falls, Idaho

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Cutbow on Mar 6, 2013March 6th, 2013, 6:19 am EST

Watch the inclement weather show up when I get there, John.:)

LOL, yeah that can happen. But since we know now what we learned last year, not even that can stop us! Shhhhhh :)

"Once you catch your first fish on a fly you won't care about any other kind of fishing!"

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Mar 6, 2013March 6th, 2013, 12:19 pm EST

"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