Salmonflies
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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This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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JAD on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 2:22 am EST
Twaz a beautiful spring day, I guessed right figuring the thaw would be slow at Erie.
Great fishing.
JAD
Great fishing.
JAD
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,
Shawnny3 on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 10:17 am EST
Wow.
-Shawn
-Shawn
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Wbranch on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 2:09 pm EST
Jad,
Water looks quite low - is that where you caught the steelies? Did you by chance see what Elk looked like?
Water looks quite low - is that where you caught the steelies? Did you by chance see what Elk looked like?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Flags on Feb 17, 2009February 17th, 2009, 2:12 am EST
Jad.........that looks like Four Mile Creek........am I close?
Flags
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Stay focused on what is important in life...........
Martinlf on Feb 17, 2009February 17th, 2009, 5:45 pm EST
Nice hat, John.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
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JAD on Feb 19, 2009February 19th, 2009, 9:16 am EST
Louis
I would try to sell my hat to you -Except---
You have one like it.
JAD
I would try to sell my hat to you -Except---
You have one like it.
JAD
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,