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.

The "Fountain Flats" stretch of the Firehole was fishable in the morning after an uncharacteristically cold August night.

From the Firehole River in Wyoming

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Lateral view of a Male Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This dun emerged from a mature nymph on my desk. Unfortunately its wings didn't perfectly dry out.

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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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Winter....you may leave now.

LenH
driftless area

Posts: 58

LenH on Feb 17, 2008February 17th, 2008, 5:48 am EST

You may leave now...

The world has slept long enough

Please bring on the browns of Spring

Not far behind are the greens of Summer

The rebirth awaits...

The smells of summer call you..........

The first light waits for no one.

JAD

Alexandria Pa

Posts: 362

JAD on Feb 18, 2008February 18th, 2008, 9:51 am EST

Thanks for sharing-I like the last four, the sweet smell of spring and summer.

John

They fasten red (crimson red) wool around a hook, and fix onto the wool two feathers which grow under a cock’s wattles, and which in colour are like wax.
Radcliffe's Fishing from the Earliest Times,

AftonAngler
Brule, WI

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AftonAngler on Feb 18, 2008February 18th, 2008, 9:57 am EST

Nicly done Len.

It really makes me long for the smell of a springcreek in late spring...

Birkie weekend is upon us up here and some fresh snow for all the ski racers...but I can say I am longing for the worms to be back in the driveway!

Thanks for sharing.

See you on the Water.

Brad Bohen

The Afton Angler
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