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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 Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.
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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I have not fly fished in more than 20 yrs and even then I was not successful. I have some new family members that are avid fly fisherman and I am looking to go out with them, I Just want to be a part of the pack Just kidding, any excuse to spend time outside, and I don't mean doing yard work. Probably looking at river/lake trout to start. Hoping I enjoy it once I get setup and start doing it, just can't see how I wouldn't. Anyway, already learned a bunch from some very helpful people on this site and who knows, perhaps one day I can pass some knowledge on to others.
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