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

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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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Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.

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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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Al514

Central New York

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Al514 on Apr 11, 2009April 11th, 2009, 1:09 am EDT

Just uploaded a new video on YouTube about fly fishing in the Fall and Winter in Central New York! It is mostly a slideshow of pictures (since this is the photography section of the forum), with some video mixed in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6W8johWABI

Some users might recognize some shots in the video. It was mostly shot in the Utica and Cortland areas of New York. Enjoy!

Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

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Shawnny3 on Apr 11, 2009April 11th, 2009, 2:27 am EDT

Sweet. Man, those are some huge and beautiful fish. I love winter fishing, and I love Central NY. Sometimes, when the weather is really nice and the stream is crawling with people, I find myself wishing it was January.

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

-Shawn

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Al514

Central New York

Posts: 142

Al514 on Apr 11, 2009April 11th, 2009, 5:50 am EDT

Thanks, Shawn. I know what you're saying about the streams being crowded. A stretch of water in the spring one day will be almost shoulder to shoulder, but on a 20 or 30 degree day - nothing but solitude! Glad you enjoyed it and I can't for the summer.

Artie

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