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 Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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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Report at a Glance

General Region	North on PA 325 out of Dauphin
Specific Location	Start of Fly Only No Kill to 3/4 mile downstream
Dates Fished	March 26
Time of Day	11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fish Caught	Not as many as I expected - three brookies and one brown
Conditions & Hatches	Water very cold, thermometer broken so can't give temperature but had to be in low 40's. Great water level! Many runs 2' - 3' deep. Water very clear you can see bottom anywhere water is not ruffled. Very few tan caddis. Even though water was very cold I did see about a dozen rises over the course of the day.

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Mar 26, 2008March 26th, 2008, 11:44 am EDT

Normally I do quite well here in early season. However it is possible that I just never went this early before. Only browns and pretty stocked brookies and a small amount of wild browns. It appeared that the stocking performed early in March left much to be desired. Some sections appeared almost barren of fish and other small areas had little pockets of 5 - 6 12" - 14" fish.

Upstream of the trail from the parking lot there is one large pine tree across the creek that wasn't there last summer. Also lots of blowdowns along creek edge. Well downstream there is a large log jam of about half a dozen downed trees across the creek making it impassable while wading. Any rod longer than 6 1/2' and you'll be testing your patience!

Here is where I started - (summer photo)