Salmonflies
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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Earlfishman
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Earlfishman on May 19, 2007May 19th, 2007, 11:49 am
Jason,
This one looks more like a Chloroperlidae than Capniid. Take a look at the glossae and paraglossae, the length of the cerci, and the wingpads. It's probably Sweltsa sp. based on the hairy chest/shoulders/armpits and the hairs on the cerci.
Earl
This one looks more like a Chloroperlidae than Capniid. Take a look at the glossae and paraglossae, the length of the cerci, and the wingpads. It's probably Sweltsa sp. based on the hairy chest/shoulders/armpits and the hairs on the cerci.
Earl