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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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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Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013, 1:38 pm EST

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013, 2:49 pm EST

R. fuscula?

"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

Creno
Grants Pass, OR

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Creno on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013, 5:53 pm EST

Yup - both R. fuscula and its sister species R. formosa have very distinctive, although different head and thoracic color patterns. Real nice pics for a live? specimen.

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013

Real nice pics for a live? specimen.

Yes Dave...Our very own Thomas Ames! It's nice he's no longer "hiding his light under a bushel". Only problem...I just get something worked out, or think I have, and his pics drive me back to the vice and my head is spinning. :) It's not like I'm caught up or anywhere close to it, probably never will be.

Spence

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Crepuscular

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Crepuscular on Feb 24, 2013February 24th, 2013, 6:58 am EST

Yes this last series of photos were all of live specimens, although they were dying pretty quickly as I put them into the set up for photographing them. It took this person of polish heritage a little while to figure out that the lighting was making the water very,very warm...

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Feb 24, 2013February 24th, 2013, 1:04 pm EST

No worries, Eric. The replacement bulbs we are now compelled to buy are quite cool.:)

"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