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 one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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Stew on Jun 11, 2009June 11th, 2009, 7:08 pm EDT
After years of pursuing trout I thought I knew a lot about their behavior. After being proven wrong a few times it seems that I don't know as much as I thought I did.
So with that in mind could someone suggest a good book about trout behavior? Especially in western rivers like Deschutes or Metolius.
Thanks in advance
So with that in mind could someone suggest a good book about trout behavior? Especially in western rivers like Deschutes or Metolius.
Thanks in advance
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Taxon on Jun 11, 2009June 11th, 2009, 10:02 pm EDT
Stew-
Haven't read Understanding Trout Behavior, as I'm more interested in aquatic insect behavior, but it sounds like what you are seeking.
Haven't read Understanding Trout Behavior, as I'm more interested in aquatic insect behavior, but it sounds like what you are seeking.
Martinlf on Jun 12, 2009June 12th, 2009, 2:23 am EDT
Stew,
Having heard good things about the video "The Underwater World of Trout," I've put it in my Netflix queue. I'll try to remember to let you know what you think when it arrives.
Having heard good things about the video "The Underwater World of Trout," I've put it in my Netflix queue. I'll try to remember to let you know what you think when it arrives.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
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Softhackle on Jun 12, 2009June 12th, 2009, 2:36 am EDT
Hi Stew,
First, I've not read the book that was suggested. It sounds interesting. I think trout are creatures that react to a stimulus and to genetic characteristics that are built into them. I always thought that Cecil Heacox's THE COMPLETE BROWN TROUT was a very good book for getting to know these characteristics. However, I've been fishing for trout for over 45 years, and the conclusion I've come to is unless you ARE A TROUT, you will have great difficulty understanding their behavior at times, and that, to me, is what makes it interesting. However, with that said, we have to keep trying to understand it, and again, that's what makes it interesting.
Mark
First, I've not read the book that was suggested. It sounds interesting. I think trout are creatures that react to a stimulus and to genetic characteristics that are built into them. I always thought that Cecil Heacox's THE COMPLETE BROWN TROUT was a very good book for getting to know these characteristics. However, I've been fishing for trout for over 45 years, and the conclusion I've come to is unless you ARE A TROUT, you will have great difficulty understanding their behavior at times, and that, to me, is what makes it interesting. However, with that said, we have to keep trying to understand it, and again, that's what makes it interesting.
Mark
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GONZO on Jun 12, 2009June 12th, 2009, 6:37 am EDT
Stew,
I'm not sure what level of information you are seeking, but if you haven't read Tom Rosenbauer's Reading Trout Streams (Nick Lyons Books, 1988), I highly recommend it. Although it is not a scholarly tome (at scarcely more than 150 pages), his analysis is based on very solid behavioral understanding and research as well as experience. I've yet to find anyone who didn't find the insights and observations in that book to be practical and valuable.
I'm not sure what level of information you are seeking, but if you haven't read Tom Rosenbauer's Reading Trout Streams (Nick Lyons Books, 1988), I highly recommend it. Although it is not a scholarly tome (at scarcely more than 150 pages), his analysis is based on very solid behavioral understanding and research as well as experience. I've yet to find anyone who didn't find the insights and observations in that book to be practical and valuable.
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