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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Native Colorado cutthroat. Owner of many fly rods, but mainly Sage or Winston. Hold Colo state certification for driftboat guide, own a 14 SB raft, row class IV. Retired (and rather obnoxious about frequently mentioning that to Gen X-ers Millenials, whatever)! Age +63. Fished the Blue before Dillon, the Frying Pan before Ruedi, the Fraser when it had water. Dyna-King vise, tie my own, tho I will buy from Orvis if they send me a coupon.
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