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 resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
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LenH on Jan 8, 2008January 8th, 2008, 11:41 pm EST
All below trout are from midwestern small streams.
Can you name all of them?
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Can you name all of them?
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Dano on Jan 9, 2008January 9th, 2008, 12:54 am EST
Can you name all of them?
Yes, but then I had your help. Hehehehe.
Any who, the so called "tiger" trout is interesting since it's a hybrid "native" to Eastern Europe. According to Silvio Calabi in Trout & Salmon Of The World; the "tiger" trout is a cross between a subspecies of the Brook trout and a Brown.
That one would've been a real stumper for me and would've guessed an "albino" Brookie, up until this morning I'd never heard of a "tiger" trout....had to look it up in the afore mentioned book.
Dano
Yes, but then I had your help. Hehehehe.
Any who, the so called "tiger" trout is interesting since it's a hybrid "native" to Eastern Europe. According to Silvio Calabi in Trout & Salmon Of The World; the "tiger" trout is a cross between a subspecies of the Brook trout and a Brown.
That one would've been a real stumper for me and would've guessed an "albino" Brookie, up until this morning I'd never heard of a "tiger" trout....had to look it up in the afore mentioned book.
Dano
Eventually, all things merge into one...and a river runs through it.
Martinlf on Jan 14, 2008January 14th, 2008, 8:15 am EST
Way, way cool. I especially loved the color and pattern variation in the Browns, some of which I believe was due to age and/or size as well as diet and genes. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission actually stocks Tiger Trout sometimes, creating the hybrid in their fish labs. Once in a blue moon natives in streams with brooks and browns will produce hybrid Tigers too, but this is very rare.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Falsifly on Jan 14, 2008January 14th, 2008, 8:36 am EST
Hey Guy's-
Click on Len's Profile then click on his Homepage. Some fantastic pictures on PhotoBucket.
Len-
I haven't been down to that part of the state but I do have a good friend in Viroqua. From the looks of it I'm missing out on some excellent fishing.
Click on Len's Profile then click on his Homepage. Some fantastic pictures on PhotoBucket.
Len-
I haven't been down to that part of the state but I do have a good friend in Viroqua. From the looks of it I'm missing out on some excellent fishing.
Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
LenH on Jan 15, 2008January 15th, 2008, 12:16 am EST
More about Tiger Trout
http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1604024,00.html
http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1604024,00.html
Martinlf on Jan 15, 2008January 15th, 2008, 8:39 am EST
Beautiful photos in that article on wild tigers. I've only caught a few tigers, and they were stocked. One run of the Tulpehocken had a tiger trout that I caught twice in one season. Thanks for sharing the photos and the article.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Shawnny3 on Jan 16, 2008January 16th, 2008, 11:17 pm EST
One run of the Tulpehocken had a tiger trout that I caught twice in one season.
You mean he fell for both the CDC and the DCD? That's some bipolar fish.
-Shawn
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Martinlf on Jan 16, 2008January 16th, 2008, 11:53 pm EST
Nah, caught him on nymphs both times.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Wbranch on Jan 21, 2008January 21st, 2008, 2:49 pm EST
Many years ago on the upper Mongaup, near the Debruce fish hatchery, I saw a nice brown of about 15" on a redd and a brook trout of about 13" seemed to be enamored by the brown trout and I watched them cavort for over half an hour before I left.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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