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 specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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I've been flyfishing for over 47 years and tying my own flies for 45 years, that's not to say I haven't bought afew along the way. I learned from some of the best tyer's over the years-- Fran Better, Irv Lacy, Bob Jacklin,Herb Howard,Ralf Graves, and the list goes on.And every time I meet another tyer I leave with something else I didn't know the day before, and another friend I'll cherish. Your never to old to learn. Chris
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