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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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WingNut13 on Aug 29, 2018August 29th, 2018, 10:16 am EDT
I was leading a Canoeing trip through Northern Minnesota and one of my students claimed they saw one of what is drawn in the picture in a little pond. The only picture we have is the one the student drew. Any guesses on what he saw?
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Troutnut on Aug 31, 2018August 31st, 2018, 6:11 pm EDT
Possibly Belostoma? The drawing wouldn't be quite right, but that's the closest thing that comes to mind. I might be missing some obscure beetle larva options though.
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Konchu on Sep 18, 2018September 18th, 2018, 2:41 pm EDT

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