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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green drake hatch on yellow creek

Male Ephemera guttulata (Green Drake) Mayfly Spinner

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Lateral view of a Male Ephemera guttulata (Ephemeridae) (Green Drake) Mayfly Spinner from Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania

This spinner was the only member of its species I saw all night during an incredibly thick and tricky mixed hatch on Penn's Creek a few days before the real start of its famous green drake hatch.

Collected May 25, 2007 from Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania

Added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Collected May 25, 2007 from Penn's Creek in Pennsylvania and added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Liljrob
ebensburg,pa

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Liljrob on Jul 7, 2008July 7th, 2008, 9:06 am EDT

Is it just me or was the green drake hatch on yellow creek in PA the worst in a long time.