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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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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Up_a_creek
Lewisville, NC

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Up_a_creek on Feb 6, 2008February 6th, 2008, 9:08 am EST

Hello to all....just joined the forum and look forward to spending a lot of time here. I have to say this website is a class act loaded with useful information.

Tight lines!

Kevin

"I spend most of my life fishing, the rest I just waste."

Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

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Shawnny3 on Feb 6, 2008February 6th, 2008, 9:35 am EST

Welcome, Kevin. Where do you live in Carolina?

-Shawn

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Up_a_creek
Lewisville, NC

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Up_a_creek on Feb 6, 2008February 6th, 2008, 9:41 am EST

Thanks, Shawn. I'm in Lewisville....just north of Winston-Salem.

"I spend most of my life fishing, the rest I just waste."

Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

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Shawnny3 on Feb 6, 2008February 6th, 2008, 10:50 am EST

That's cool. I spent a year in Selma-Smithfield and about 4 years in Durham. I did my Masters at Chapel Hill, spent a few years working at a pharmaceutical company in RTP, and taught for a few years as well. You're a little closer to the mountains than I was - good fishing out there.

-Shawn

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Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Feb 7, 2008February 7th, 2008, 12:23 am EST

Hey Kevin, welcome. I spent about 10 years in Chapel Hill, first working, then going to school. Great to have you on board!

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Up_a_creek
Lewisville, NC

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Up_a_creek on Feb 7, 2008February 7th, 2008, 12:33 pm EST

Thanks guys. I spent 4 yrs. at UNC, GO HEELS! This is a great area, lots of native brookie streams!

"I spend most of my life fishing, the rest I just waste."

IEatimago
Spring Mills, PA

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IEatimago on Feb 8, 2008February 8th, 2008, 7:08 am EST

I lived in greensboro, and charlotte, and tryon.
one year

LittleJ
Hollidaysburg Pa

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LittleJ on Feb 8, 2008February 8th, 2008, 9:21 am EST

kevin,
Glad to see an N.C. resident on board, I'm going to be in the greensboro and walkertown area in the next month or so for work. I've been looking for some places i might be able to find some trout or even a good smallmouth river. Any help at all would be appreciated.
p.m me if you'd like.
jeff