Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Dorsal view of a Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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Fly fishing at the spillway below Jenkinson lake

Albz
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Albz on Oct 4, 2008October 4th, 2008, 3:01 pm EDT

had a 30 fish day just browns.
7-12 inches on zug bug under a indicator up a foot

Odamark
Auburn, CA.

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Odamark on Jun 7, 2009June 7th, 2009, 10:57 am EDT

Went late afternoon, overcast and about 52 degrees. No water coming down from the spillway. Lots of little fish (5 inches). Used a "zub bug" (#18) with an indicator. The hike was fun but not really worth making an out-of-the-way trip.

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Martinlf on Jun 10, 2009June 10th, 2009, 3:14 pm EDT

Never fished it; were they stockies, or wild?

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

--Fred Chappell

Odamark
Auburn, CA.

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Odamark on Jun 11, 2009June 11th, 2009, 6:06 am EDT

Martinlf,

I am not going to blow smoke, I am so new to identifying fish I'd probably get it wrong anyways! LOL I am going to guess wild in the sense that their color and size weren't of the "stock" type I found at "Forebay" Reservoir (which is located write outside the main road {Carson Road} across from the Safeway in town).

A biologist friend told me at one time there were some big Browns down there, that was not the case for me.