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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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jun 26, 2016June 26th, 2016, 1:20 pm EDT

Okay guys I'm in the countdown mode right now. I'm leaving for an overnight stay at BWI (Baltimore Washington International) and ten days of free parking in about an hour. Then Monday morning I fly out to Mpls with an ultimate destination of Great Falls, MT. I arrive at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time and after buying groceries I should be at my lodging by 3:30. Just in time to unpack all my stuff, inflate my boat, unpack my waders, vest, and one of my rods and get on the river by 6:00 p.m.

If I have good Wi Fi I'll try sending reports.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

CaseyP

Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

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CaseyP on Jun 26, 2016June 26th, 2016, 4:20 pm EDT

oops! gonna hafta install a drool guard on the computer.
cannot wait to see you how do!

"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Jun 27, 2016June 27th, 2016, 5:54 am EDT

Good trip, Matt! Have fun.

I'll be heading out that way in August...

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