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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.

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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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Pictures of Trout, Salmon, and Grayling Underwater, Page 2

Pictures of Trout, Salmon, and Grayling Underwater, Page 2

Underwater photos of trout, salmon, and grayling — mostly from the days when I ran around with a very early waterproof camera (and the 2003 quality shows).

There's a brook trout running with this school of creek chubs and common shiners at the head of a crystal clear spring.
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
There's a brook trout running with this school of creek chubs and common shiners at the head of a crystal clear spring.
I was able to photograph these young yearling brook trout from a distance in the crystal clear water of a small spring.  When I tried to get closer, they all hid in the lush vegetation.

From Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
This isn't really an underwater picture, but a picture taken into my aquarium of midge larvae which lived in the silt I used for substrate.  Each larva has a little tower of detritus built up along the bottom, while the bare larva waves around from the top.
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
There's a pretty nice brookie on the left here, probably 14 inches long.

From the Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
Several brookies gather in a warm tributary to a trout stream in the winter.  This is the same location as many of the other brookie school photos on this site, but it's a couple generations later.

From Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
There are lots of brook trout here mixed in with a yellow perch at the bottom.

From the Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
The Mystery Creek # 19 in Wisconsin
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