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.

Of all the pools I've fished, this one was most deserving of the colorful little brook trout it held.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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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 Headwater Sleeps

LenH
driftless area

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LenH on Jan 15, 2008January 15th, 2008, 6:04 am EST

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Jan 15, 2008January 15th, 2008, 8:46 am EST

Wow. These photos are so beautiful and a treat for those of us who are taking a break in the office.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Creno
Grants Pass, OR

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Creno on Jan 15, 2008January 15th, 2008, 12:36 pm EST

Len

Wonderful pictures! Is this really a natural spring that was piped for something long ago and is sort of restoring itself? If so natural springs like this are one of the neatest types of habitat with a tremendous amount of the most threatened native species. Is it currently relatively protected from future surface disturbance?

My avocation is primarily the caddis that inhabit such areas. Many of these areas are not marked on maps and have never been sampled to see what may be there. In the arid west we are still finding many new species at sites like this - although they are seldom this pretty.

For those of you wandering fisher persons who come across these in your other pursuits I would love to know where they are in case I get in the area to while collecting caddis sometime. Or if any of you have easy access to something like this and are interesting in collecting please contact me off line.

dave

LenH
driftless area

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LenH on Jan 16, 2008January 16th, 2008, 1:16 am EST

Less than 50 yards downstream

Beautiful skinny water loaded with eager brookies.

spring is located in Crawford County.
If you get this way sometime give me a shout.

LenH
driftless area

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LenH on Feb 1, 2008February 1st, 2008, 6:25 am EST

Creno

I write a monthly Column for Midwest Outdoors Magazine. I would like to hear more about the springs? Do they have a name so I can research it for a story?

Thanks
Len

Creno
Grants Pass, OR

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Creno on Feb 4, 2008February 4th, 2008, 1:08 pm EST

LenH - Did I get your request right? You want to know where the springs in the pictures are?

Dave

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LenH
driftless area

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LenH on Feb 4, 2008February 4th, 2008, 11:14 pm EST

clarifying email in route.