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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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FisherOfMen
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NY

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FisherOfMen on May 18, 2013May 18th, 2013, 10:01 pm EDT
Hey all! It's been about a year since I've been on good 'ol troutnut... I've been stationed in Camp Casey South Korea.

So... anyone know anything about the area fish-wise? or even Korea in general... I'm at a loss of where to begin. If you've visited the area or even know a good website hook me up!

Thanks!

Nick
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PaulRoberts
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Colorado

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PaulRoberts on May 19, 2013May 19th, 2013, 7:23 am EDT
I know there is some largemouth bass fishing there. And that there are fishing clubs. You'll just have to do the Googling, and get chatty.

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