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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 Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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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My grandmother's childhood desk, now mine, a Gerstner chest from my Best Fishing Buddy three years ago, some shelves and imagination, all in a sunny corner
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CaseyP on Dec 15, 2008December 15th, 2008, 1:04 pm EST
in answer to Trtklr's thread about what our fly tying areas look like, herewith submitted, mine:
"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
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Softhackle on Dec 15, 2008December 15th, 2008, 3:32 pm EST
It looks very comfortable and well equipped.

Mark
"I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt

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Shawnny3 on Dec 18, 2008December 18th, 2008, 9:55 am EST
I like that a lot, Casey. My desk has terrible natural lighting, something I'm always sorry about.

-Shawn
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Central New York

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Al514 on Dec 18, 2008December 18th, 2008, 3:30 pm EST
I wish I had a shot of mine while I am in school....looks like a box full of tying materials exploded and just landed everywhere!

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