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

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

Case view of a Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
It's only barely visible in one of my pictures, but I confirmed under the microscope that this one has a prosternal horn and the antennae are mid-way between the eyes and front of the head capsule.

I'm calling this one Pycnopsyche, but it's a bit perplexing. It seems to key definitively to at least Couplet 8 of the Key to Genera of Limnephilidae Larvae. That narrows it down to three genera, and the case seems wrong for the other two. The case looks right for Pycnopsyche, and it fits one of the key characteristics: "Abdominal sternum II without chloride epithelium and abdominal segment IX with only single seta on each side of dorsal sclerite." However, the characteristic "metanotal sa1 sclerites not fused, although often contiguous" does not seem to fit well. Those sclerites sure look fused to me, although I can make out a thin groove in the touching halves in the anterior half under the microscope. Perhaps this is a regional variation.

The only species of Pycnopsyche documented in Washington state is Pycnopsyche guttifera, and the colors and markings around the head of this specimen seem to match very well a specimen of that species from Massachusetts on Bugguide. So I am placing it in that species for now.

Whatever species this is, I photographed another specimen of seemingly the same species from the same spot a couple months later.
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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VladimirR
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VladimirR on Feb 2, 2013February 2nd, 2013, 10:41 pm EST
Video report. October 9. Fishing in Siberia (Republic of Tuva). I suggest to admire the beauty of the river Biy-Khem with me.

Walk uotside of civilization.


http://youtu.be/vH_UsVPgrFk
http://youtu.be/2Sbhn8h9ZTI
http://youtu.be/wcsu0wEMRMk
http://youtu.be/Lk1lNybSXgc
http://youtu.be/zIfQn6fzSf8
http://youtu.be/Ev_kZ26mpdc

Music composer, video
by Vladimir Ryaposov
www.youtube.com/user/vladimirryaposov
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Wbranch on Feb 3, 2013February 3rd, 2013, 4:04 am EST
Has anyone opened this link? I'm leary to do so from a first time poster.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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Entoman on Feb 4, 2013February 4th, 2013, 6:56 pm EST
Fixed. It's just a youtube video so it's safe, Matt. Possible spam as it has little fishing and no fly fishing in it. Interesting to see a river in Siberia, though.
"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
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Martinlf on Feb 5, 2013February 5th, 2013, 9:19 am EST
I actually enjoyed the video. It was interesting to see how they traveled, fished, and what they considered important. Beautiful water. And I liked Vladimir's music.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
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Wbranch on Feb 5, 2013February 5th, 2013, 11:31 am EST
Well I viewed it and know that I don't ever want to fish there. Looks like it should have a lot bigger fish than grayling that were barely 15" long.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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Krasnoyarsk

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VladimirR on Feb 5, 2013February 5th, 2013, 1:54 pm EST
Sorry for the Google translation:)

Grayling different. He breed white to 300 grams weight and the gray is much larger. But our goal was not a fish. We had a rest from the city.
Music will be ready soon and I will show the video which was shot Alexander. He catches a fly fishing Lenka the border with Mongolia. I'm glad you liked my music, thank you!
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Entoman
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Entoman on Feb 5, 2013February 5th, 2013, 2:07 pm EST
Welcome to the forum Vladimir!

I want to second Louis on the music. Also, I'm very glad to see you personally posted. Looking forward to more!

BTW - the problem was you posted your personal Youtube account file instead of the video file. Also, If you bracket "link" and "/link" (not including parenthesis) around your video file when you post it will show up as blue and be linked. That way, the visitors won't have to copy and leave the forum to view it (see my edit of your post above).
"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
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VladimirR on Feb 5, 2013February 5th, 2013, 2:40 pm EST
Thanks! Ok. :)
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