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LaFontaine Sparkle Caddis Pupa
Mark Devey, Logan, UT
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White Death Zonker
Gregory DeAngelis, Cranbury
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Eric stapelfeld, Temple
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Stacy Goodrick, Rock Springs, WY
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Latham Emmons, Bloomington
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Simple Coachman
Nadine Hubley, Cow Bay
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Flashback Black
Matthew Jakeman, Cow Bay
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Rick Killion , Bowling Green
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Deb Paskall, Coquitlam
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