Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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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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Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult

Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) 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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The Little Juniata River

Landscape & scenery photos from the Little Juniata River

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania

Female Stenonema ithaca (Light Cahill) Mayfly Dun

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Lateral view of a Female Stenonema ithaca (Heptageniidae) (Light Cahill) Mayfly Dun from the Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania

This female looks very much like a male I collected a few hundred miles away a few days later, so I'm guessing it's the same species, which I believe is Maccaffertium mediopunctatum.

Collected May 22, 2007 from the Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania

Added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Collected May 22, 2007 from the Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania and added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Female Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur) Mayfly Dun

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