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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As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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Lam on Sep 8, 2007September 8th, 2007, 3:55 am EDT
by Ralph Cutter?
I forget where the thread is but a few people were talking about how they have fished for some time and want to learn more about insects, etc. I read this book a while ago and found it valuable. It isn't too scientifically deep to lose the average Joe but at the same time it is plenty instructive and informative.
I know there are some serious bug guys here and their knowledge is well beyond the book but I thought it was well done for it's audience.
any thoughts?
I forget where the thread is but a few people were talking about how they have fished for some time and want to learn more about insects, etc. I read this book a while ago and found it valuable. It isn't too scientifically deep to lose the average Joe but at the same time it is plenty instructive and informative.
I know there are some serious bug guys here and their knowledge is well beyond the book but I thought it was well done for it's audience.
any thoughts?
Taxon on Sep 8, 2007September 8th, 2007, 4:11 am EDT
Lam-
I don't have Ralph's book, but have read all of the articles he wrote which are (or were) on his website. My impression of those articles is that he has spent considerable time studying the behavior of aquatic insects, and that he does a good job of conveying that pertinent and very interesting information to the flyfishing reader.
I don't have Ralph's book, but have read all of the articles he wrote which are (or were) on his website. My impression of those articles is that he has spent considerable time studying the behavior of aquatic insects, and that he does a good job of conveying that pertinent and very interesting information to the flyfishing reader.
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