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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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JonT
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Hood River, OR

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JonT on Jan 25, 2014January 25th, 2014, 6:15 am EST
Hey everyone. I am new to Hood River, OR. I know there is great fishing here (one of the main reasons I'm here), and would love to meet some of you who fish the Hood, Deschutes, John Day and Sandy rivers. Take it easy.
Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important.
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Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Feb 5, 2014February 5th, 2014, 7:50 pm EST
Welcome to the forum, JonT. Sorry for the delayed greeting. You weren't being dissed - it's just that few of our regular contributors hail from that country at this point. I don't live in the area, though I've fished the Deschutes quite a bit. Do you have any questions?
"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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