Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica
The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
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This one seems to tentatively key to Holocentropus, although I can't make out the anal spines in Couplet 7 of the Key to Genera of Polycentropodidae Larvae nor the dark bands in Couplet 4 of the Key to Genera of Polycentropodidae Larvae, making me wonder if I went wrong somewhere in keying it out. I don't see where that could have happened, though. It might also be that it's a very immature larva and doesn't possess all the identifying characteristics in the key yet. If Holocentropus is correct, then Holocentropus flavus and Holocentropus interruptus are the two likely possibilities based on range, but I was not able to find a description of their larvae.
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I was forced to begin fly fishing over 50 years ago. I fell back in love with it in my 30's and have been passionate about it ever since. I be came a life member of TU so they wouldn't mail things to me so often but they do anyway.
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If you are married and share my belief that you cannot have too many rods, get a VERY OLD rod tube. Bring home all new rods in this tube. When asked, "which rod is that, " you say "the old one." This has served me well with old shotguns.
I have fly fished with my daughter since she was a toddler and now at 14 she still likes to fish with dad. If one generation stops flyfishing, it will disappear.
I write short stories about my fishing misadventures.
If you are married and share my belief that you cannot have too many rods, get a VERY OLD rod tube. Bring home all new rods in this tube. When asked, "which rod is that, " you say "the old one." This has served me well with old shotguns.
I have fly fished with my daughter since she was a toddler and now at 14 she still likes to fish with dad. If one generation stops flyfishing, it will disappear.
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