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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.

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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly NymphEpeorus 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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Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Touchet River in Washington

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Male Ameletus vernalis (Brown Dun) Mayfly Dun
Male Ameletus vernalis (Ameletidae) (Brown Dun) Mayfly Dun from the Touchet River in Washington
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Female Isocapnia hyalita (Little Snowfly) Stonefly Adult
Female Isocapnia hyalita (Capniidae) (Little Snowfly) Stonefly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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Female Perlinodes aurea (Springfly) Stonefly Adult
Female Perlinodes aurea (Perlodidae) (Springfly) Stonefly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Ameletus vernalis (Brown Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Male Ameletus vernalis (Ameletidae) (Brown Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Ameletus vernalis (Brown Dun) Mayfly Dun
Male Ameletus vernalis (Ameletidae) (Brown Dun) Mayfly Dun from the Touchet River in Washington
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Zapada cinctipes (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult
Zapada cinctipes (Nemouridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult from the N. Fk. Touchet River in Washington
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Male Rhithrogena morrisoni (Western March Brown) Mayfly Spinner
Male Rhithrogena morrisoni (Heptageniidae) (Western March Brown) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Isoperla fulva (Yellow Sally) Stonefly Adult
Male Isoperla fulva (Perlodidae) (Yellow Sally) Stonefly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Ameletus vernalis (Brown Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Male Ameletus vernalis (Ameletidae) (Brown Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
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Female Zapada columbiana (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult
Female Zapada columbiana (Nemouridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult from the N. Fk Touchet River in Washington
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Paraleuctra occidentalis (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult
Paraleuctra occidentalis (Leuctridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
Members of the family Leuctridae are usually easily identified to family due to the "rolled" wing. They are small, nearly 1/4 " in length, black in color and emerge in early spring.
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Onocosmoecus unicolor (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Onocosmoecus unicolor (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Dun
Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Leptophlebiidae) (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Dun from the Touchet River in Washington
You wonder sometimes how certain insects get their common names. This one is called the 'mahogany dun' for some unknown reason.
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Female Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Female Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Leptophlebiidae) (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner
Male Paraleptophlebia bicornuta (Leptophlebiidae) (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
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Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner
Male Cinygmula ramaleyi (Heptageniidae) (Small Western Gordon Quill) Mayfly Spinner from the Touchet River in Washington
Adults were collected from the North Fork of the Touchet River at Touchet Corral, 21 Sept. One photo is the swarm of males over the stream about 3 PM, air temp about 66 degree.
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Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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Female Limnephilus frijole (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
Female Limnephilus frijole (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington
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