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Landscape & scenery photos from the South Fork Snoqualmie River

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Granite Mountain with Granite Mountain Lookout tower on top

StateWashington

LocationSouth Fork Snoqualmie River

Date TakenJun 22, 2017

Date AddedJun 23, 2017

AuthorTroutnut

CameraNIKON 1 AW1

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StateWashington

LocationSouth Fork Snoqualmie River

Date TakenJun 22, 2017

Date AddedJun 23, 2017

AuthorTroutnut

CameraNIKON 1 AW1

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Small coastal cutthroat or maybe cutbow?

StateWashington

LocationSouth Fork Snoqualmie River

Date TakenJun 22, 2017

Date AddedJun 23, 2017

AuthorTroutnut

CameraNIKON 1 AW1

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Coastal cutthroat about 9"

StateWashington

LocationSouth Fork Snoqualmie River

Date TakenJun 22, 2017

Date AddedJun 23, 2017

AuthorTroutnut

CameraNIKON 1 AW1

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StateWashington

LocationSouth Fork Snoqualmie River

Date TakenJun 22, 2017

Date AddedJun 23, 2017

AuthorTroutnut

CameraNIKON 1 AW1

Closeup insects from the South Fork Snoqualmie River

Male Rhithrogena morrisoni (Western March Brown) Mayfly Spinner View 9 Pictures

Collected June 22, 2017 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 23, 2017

Drunella grandis (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Nymph View 12 Pictures

Collected June 13, 2019 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 14, 2019

Male Calineuria californica (Golden Stone) Stonefly Adult View 15 PicturesA few of these larger stoneflies were fluttering around the South Fork on an evening dominated by much smaller species.

This one has been difficult to identify. I can't spot any of the gill remnants characteristic of Perlidae, but the wing venation (Venation: The pattern in which the veins on the wings of an insect are arranged. It is usually one of the most useful identifying characteristics.) seems to point in that direction. I tried keying it out as Perlodidae but arrived at Isoperla, every western species of which has significantly smaller bodies than this one.

Edit: See forum comments for a likely correct identification.

Collected July 20, 2019 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 22, 2019

Epeorus grandis Mayfly Nymph View 11 Pictures

Collected March 19, 2019 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 14, 2019

Female Dicosmoecus gilvipes (October Caddis) Caddisfly Adult View 16 PicturesI've been hoping to add a really good October Caddis to the photo collection here for years, but so far I had struck out on finding them on the river. Tonight, this one flew into the kitchen during a pizza party at a house along the river, and was quickly pointed out -- one of the perks of hanging out with other aquatic biologists! Maybe next year I can finally get a salmonfly on taco night or something.

Collected September 29, 2017 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on September 29, 2017

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