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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This species was fairly abundant in a February sample of the upper Yakima.
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Redfisher85 on Apr 12, 2018April 12th, 2018, 11:24 pm EDT
Good morning friends. I am trying to ID a stonefly nymph from a northern VT stream. I tried the insect ID section here on this site, couldn't seem to find quite the right match. Coloring is similar to some of the Golden Stones from the area, but white instead of yellow. Plating on the thorax also didn't look quite right. My bugology is a bit rusty, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman, he thought. But that was the thing that I was born for. - The Old Man and the Sea
Redfisher85 on Apr 12, 2018April 12th, 2018, 11:29 pm EDT
Ok so my photo-posting game is weak today, will keep trying, my apologies.
Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman, he thought. But that was the thing that I was born for. - The Old Man and the Sea