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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Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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genitalia pics?

Hydropsyche aenigma (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

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Lateral view of a Hydropsyche aenigma (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York

These big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks, while others skated across the water at a medium pace, probably egg-laying.

Collected May 14, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York

Added by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Collected May 14, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York and added by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Litobrancha
Knoxville TN

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Litobrancha on May 19, 2007May 19th, 2007, 6:41 pm EDT

jason can you take some better pictures of the genital terminalia? especially the tenth tergite and spines above the inferior appendages? nice specimen.

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