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.

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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.

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Smith Creek (Clifton Forge, VA)

Report at a Glance

General Region	Eastern USA
Specific Location	Virginia
Dates Fished	Sept 16, 2007
Time of Day	1300 - 1700
Fish Caught	Chubbs
Conditions & Hatches	Sunny, warm, no hatches

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Switchfishe
Woodbridge, VA

Posts: 3

Switchfishe on Nov 6, 2007November 6th, 2007, 8:51 am EST

Just got around to getting the trip report on Smith Creek up on my blog. Visited the upper area and the special reg area in late September based on the recommendations in Flyfisher's Guide to Virginia.

While it was a pretty area as you can see from the picture, the fishing was terrible. This is stocked, but was stocked way back in April - pretty much nobody home at this point in the year.

There is good walk to get here down a steep hill. I advise against this spot unless you know it has been refreshed.

Steve
Blog: http://www.switchfisher.com

Switchfishe
Woodbridge, VA

Posts: 3

Switchfishe on Nov 6, 2007November 6th, 2007, 8:52 am EST

Sorry - the picture did not post. I'll figure out what I did wrong on the next post

Steve
Blog: http://www.switchfisher.com