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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.

Mystery Creek # 227 in Montana

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Lateral view of a Female Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
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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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  2. Alaska
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  3. The Kuparuk River

Landscape & scenery photos from the Kuparuk River

The Kuparuk is known and written up in the guides as a good grayling fishery, but this is the only one I caught when I fished half a mile up from the road. Grayling can be fairly migratory, and perhaps they were already elsewhere preparing for winter when I fished.
Kuparuk River From the Kuparuk River in Alaska
A cow caribou behind the Kuparuk River, with the Philip Smith Mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background. From the Kuparuk River in Alaska
Kuparuk River From the Kuparuk River in Alaska

On-stream insect photos from the Kuparuk River

This is Troutnut.com's first picture of a springtail, a type of six-legged, non-insect arthropod. It's riding on the surface film under the mayfly's left tail. From the Kuparuk River in Alaska
The Kuparuk River in Alaska
The Kuparuk River in Alaska
The Kuparuk River in Alaska
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