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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Zapada cinctipes (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph Zapada cinctipes (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Zapada cinctipes (Nemouridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

Nymphs of this species were fairly common in late-winter kick net samples from the upper Yakima River. Although I could not find a key to species of Zapada nymphs, a revision of the Nemouridae family by Baumann (1975) includes the following helpful sentence: "2 cervical gills on each side of midline, 1 arising inside and 1 outside of lateral cervical sclerites, usually single and elongate, sometimes constricted but with 3 or 4 branches arising beyond gill base in Zapada cinctipes." This specimen clearly has the branches and is within the range of that species.

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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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Ddotson
Charlotte, NC

Posts: 3

Ddotson on Jan 9, 2009January 9th, 2009, 11:02 am EST

bead head pheasant tail
viagra caddis
bead head hares ear
midge
griffith gnat
bead head prince nymph

fly fishing brings normal people to beautiful places

Shawnny3
Moderator
Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197

Shawnny3 on Jan 9, 2009January 9th, 2009, 11:13 am EST

viagra caddis

Is this for men who can no longer bring themselves to use a Green Weenie?

-Shawn

Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis
www.davisflydesigns.com

PigDush
Australia

Posts: 6

PigDush on Jan 9, 2009January 9th, 2009, 12:14 pm EST

A perfectly timed thread!

I have been scowering my available resources of late to find a selection of flies that I might be able to put together before I get out to a stream to flick my first fly around. Although I am sure some of the flies mentioned will require a little more effort to use correctly for a beginner, though I will be monitoring this thread intently!

Joel.

Martinlf

Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3047

Martinlf on Jan 9, 2009January 9th, 2009, 1:24 pm EST

Hey Shawn, I think the viagra caddis is for those who have a curly worm that needs to be straightened out.

(Taxon, now there's nothing naughty here: Shawn has a weenie fly of his own design, the C.W.)

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

--Fred Chappell

DSFlyman
Posts: 13

DSFlyman on Jan 9, 2009January 9th, 2009, 1:47 pm EST

Parachute adams
Parachute hopper
PT flashback BH
Hare's Ear BH flash back
wooly bugger

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Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197

Shawnny3 on Jan 10, 2009January 10th, 2009, 2:07 am EST

Well said, Louis, though I resent your reducing my Curly Worm to a limp Sinking Inchworm - that caused a droop in my attitude, so to speak.

-Shawn

Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis
www.davisflydesigns.com

Martinlf

Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3047

Martinlf on Jan 10, 2009January 10th, 2009, 5:50 am EST

Couldn't resist the joke, Shawn. Head out to catch a few browns and bows in the spot we discussed--that'll bring your spirits right back up.

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

--Fred Chappell

Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197

Shawnny3 on Jan 10, 2009January 10th, 2009, 10:40 am EST

I didn't mean precisely that my spirits were down, but I suppose that is a necessary consequence...

Nevertheless, I will try to follow your sage advice. I'll let my wife read your suggestion. You are a doctor, aren't you, Louis?

-Shawn

Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis
www.davisflydesigns.com

Martinlf

Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3047

Martinlf on Jan 11, 2009January 11th, 2009, 4:01 am EST

Yes I am Shawn, and that's my prescription. You may even tell your wife that it's a medical emergency and you must follow Dr.'s orders or suffer dire consequences.

Now, for my 6 flies to bring this thread back in line:

Elkhair Caddis
Adams Irresistible
Foam Beetle
Beadhead Walt's Worm (or Hairy Honeybug)
Sinking Inchworm (honeybug or not)
Muskrat cress bug

I assume from the challenge post that there's no floatant, hence this choice for dries.

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

--Fred Chappell

Patcrisci
Lagrangeville, NY

Posts: 119

Patcrisci on Feb 20, 2009February 20th, 2009, 4:17 am EST

Here are my six choices (in no particular order)
elk hair caddis, tan #16
hairwing royal coachman #12
parachute adams #14
gold-ribbed hare's ear #14
picket pin #10
muddler minnow #8

Pat Crisci

Greenghost
New Brunswick

Posts: 23

Greenghost on Feb 21, 2009February 21st, 2009, 12:03 am EST

Black BH Wooleybugger #8
Olive BH Wooleybugger #8
Black WB #10
Olive WB #10
Marabou muddler #10
Carter's bug #8

How about just one fly?If I can't find wild brookies with a bLK BH WB....there's probably none to be found?

Martinlf

Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3047

Martinlf on Aug 8, 2009August 8th, 2009, 7:08 am EDT

I'm just bumping this back up due to a question in another thread.

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

--Fred Chappell

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Aug 8, 2009August 8th, 2009, 9:02 am EDT

Baetis89,

It is said that those crooked #2 worm hooks can really cause damage to trout because of the hook geometry. I stopped using them years ago base on reading about how some trout were impaled so deeply that they were bledding profuselty. Hopefully your comment is meant to be amusing and you aren't out there singlehandedly decimating the MT wild trout poulation with your snag hooks.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Cdcaddis18
Huntington, PA

Posts: 16

Cdcaddis18 on Aug 8, 2009August 8th, 2009, 9:08 am EDT

My six flies are all presented with my 13' centerpin rod and my Islander reel;

Live stonefly nymph (on #16 TMC 100)
Live caddis fly pupa (same as above)
Live dragonfly nymph (same as above)
Live burrower nymph (if available)
#16 BH pheasant tail
#18 BH tan caddis pupa

Atkinspw
Posts: 1

Atkinspw on Aug 9, 2009August 9th, 2009, 6:19 am EDT

In a small Western Creek I would use the following:

1. Red Copper John with Rubber Legs
2. Baetis (BWO) Emerger
3. Pink Albert Emerger
4. PMD sz. 18-20 Dun
5. Dave's Hopper (Yellow)
6. Grey Adam's sz. 20

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2474

Jmd123 on Aug 10, 2009August 10th, 2009, 8:42 am EDT

Best six of my entire life, not necessarily in order:

1)Elk-hair caddis;
2)White Wulff;
3)Royal Wulff;
4)Adams;
5)Woolly Bugger;
6)Killer Bass Fly.

These are my six go-to flies, cold waters or warm waters.

There's my 2 cents worth.

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

Kinzua
W. PA

Posts: 20

Kinzua on Aug 10, 2009August 10th, 2009, 4:24 pm EDT

Let's see, survival flies?

vernile worm
sucker spawn
black wooley bugger
white marabou streamer
irresistable
all white may fly and some coloring pens

Flyjunkie
Chumash Country

Posts: 1

Flyjunkie on Oct 7, 2009October 7th, 2009, 4:46 pm EDT

I'd choose the following:

Adams Parachute

Hares ear parachute

Olive Elk hair caddis

Robo PT

Partridge & orange

BH Black Wooly Bugger

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride..." ~ Hunter S. Thompson

JAD

Alexandria Pa

Posts: 362

JAD on Oct 7, 2009October 7th, 2009, 10:44 pm EDT

Good picks their Flyjunkie. Welcome to the forum.

JAD

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