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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

I spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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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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About to launch...

Hey, look at that orchid next to the launch!

I think this is Spiranthes cernua, "nodding lady's tresses"

Caught ten more like this one...dang, shoulda brought my frying pan!!

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Here it is, next to a size-26 hook for comparison.

OK, that first pic was a joke. Here is the actual hook, with a size-26 hook for comparison.

Here is the hook again, with a dime to give perspective. I had another shot with a ruler, but it got inadvertently deleted. It is 2.0 mm long, compared with the 6-mm long size-26.

The little brother, 1.50 mm long.

My 3rd and 4th attempts, after having made a pair of tweezers specifically for this purpose. The larger hook is 1.75 mm long, and the smaller one is 1.30 mm long.

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