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.

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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington

This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.

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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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Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Jul 17, 2013July 17th, 2013, 8:29 pm EDT

You are the real deal Tony! Next time you tell me to try that 10x tippet of yours and tie on a size 26 midge and get my ass in the river...I'll be listening sir!

I'd hassle you about that Vinnie Barbarino hair style in that second picture, but I'm afraid someone would dredge up an old hippie pic of me, or one from, heaven forbid, the 70's! :)

Great pics!

Spence

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Gutcutter

Pennsylvania

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Gutcutter on Jul 25, 2013July 25th, 2013, 5:01 pm EDT

Crepuscular wrote:
Do muskies eat spinners? ;)

Huh?

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Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Jul 28, 2013July 28th, 2013, 6:33 am EDT

Tony, sounds like a challenge.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Jul 30, 2013July 30th, 2013, 6:17 am EDT

Why not? Giant channel cats eat them and they are about as predatory as they come. I've seen 30 lb striped bass in the middle of the ocean slurping down larval crabs that were about 1/4" big. Doing exactly what that guy in that link describes. If the protein is there and it requires little effort to consume it, seems like an easy meal to me.