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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This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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Jaf on Dec 14, 2012December 14th, 2012, 3:54 pm EST
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Jesse on Dec 18, 2012December 18th, 2012, 6:30 pm EST
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Jaf on Dec 20, 2012December 20th, 2012, 12:25 pm EST
Hey,thanks guys!Right now I'm heavily in stonefly mode, redoing,restocking, and trying some new ways and materials. Basically shakin up my collection. This site was a major influence with that.