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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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Landscape & scenery photos from the Sagavanirktok River

The Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
The Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
The Sag at Franklin Bluffs.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
The Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
I think this picture really conveys the size of the lower Sag River.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
The lower Sag's size is impressive here at Franklin Bluffs (those hills on the left), not far from Deadhorse and the Prudhoe Bay oil fields.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
A muddy, mile-wide cobble bar on the very lower Sagavanirktok (or "Sag") River.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
The Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
This pool produced a few good grayling for me once I found a safe way down around the high gravel bluff.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

Underwater photos from the Sagavanirktok River

The Sagavanirktok River in Alaska
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