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 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.
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Justin Eiesland
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Chagrin Falls, OH
Biography & Thoughts
Fishing is not a hobby, its a science. I just moved to Ohio from Ft. Lauderdale, so fishing is nothing new to me, however trout are. Any help surrounding steelhead would be fantastic. Tight lines everyone!