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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.

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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 on Mar 27, 2013March 27th, 2013, 5:31 pm EDT
Well the Hendricksons have started here. there were enough today to get the fish eating. I collected some and brought them home. here is a male.

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Oldredbarn on Mar 27, 2013March 27th, 2013, 8:08 pm EDT
Well the Hendricksons have started here. there were enough today to get the fish eating. I collected some and brought them home.


...to eat yourself I suppose? :) Maybe as pets...

By-the-way, mister...Your Habs won in OT...:)

Spence
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Troutnut on Mar 27, 2013March 27th, 2013, 11:48 pm EDT
NICE photo!
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TNEAL on Mar 28, 2013March 28th, 2013, 3:58 am EDT
makes it easier to think spring while I'm looking out the window at our snow covered ground.................
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Crepuscular on Mar 28, 2013March 28th, 2013, 4:32 am EDT
Well the Hendricksons have started here. there were enough today to get the fish eating. I collected some and brought them home.


...to eat yourself I suppose? :) Maybe as pets...

By-the-way, mister...Your Habs won in OT...:)

Spence


Yes they did! and so what if I snack on a red quill every now and then. I want to know what they taste like, I flavor my dubbings...
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Crepuscular on Mar 28, 2013March 28th, 2013, 4:34 am EDT
NICE photo!


Thanks Jason. I lucked out, no planning there, just put the little bugger on a shiny black piece of plastic which had a black computer screen behind it and snapped away...
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Oldredbarn on Mar 28, 2013March 28th, 2013, 5:33 pm EDT
Yes they did! and so what if I snack on a red quill every now and then. I want to know what they taste like, I flavor my dubbings...


That is funny! :) I hope it never comes to that...I'm nit-picky enough with my dubbing mixes...Flavoring is going to put me over the top.

Spence
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Gutcutter on Mar 30, 2013March 30th, 2013, 5:45 am EDT
...I want to know what they taste like, I flavor my dubbings...


They taste like chicken
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