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.

Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool.

From the Chena River in Alaska

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Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

Lateral view of a Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington

I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing 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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Hi from Missouri

Motrout

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Motrout on Mar 19, 2010March 19th, 2010, 2:31 pm EDT

I'm from Eastern Missouri of all places, I like to fish for trout in the streams of the Southern Missouri Ozarks. I'm headed down to the Current tommorrow, will give a fishing report. Just wanted to say hello. I help run a fishing website, which I won't link to until I've actually contributed something useful on the forum LOL.

"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach
http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/

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Martinlf on Mar 19, 2010March 19th, 2010, 2:41 pm EDT

Welcome to the site, you'll find friendly folks here who love to fish and talk bugs.

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

--Fred Chappell

Motrout

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Motrout on Mar 20, 2010March 20th, 2010, 1:32 am EDT

Thanks. Sure seems like a nice website here.

"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach
http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/

Mudshack
Lee's Summit, MO (KC)

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Mudshack on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 2:14 am EDT

I am in NW Missouri. Howdy neighbor.

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Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 6:33 am EDT

You MO guys are giving me the fits - I guess I just need to go on a fishing vacation down there sometime! Some old stomping grounds...

Jonathon

P.S. Mudshack, be sure to check out the Blue River south of KC for largemouth, panfish (including white crappie), and channel cats (I actually managed to catch a couple of them on FLIES a few years ago in TX). GOOD LUCK!!!

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

Mudshack
Lee's Summit, MO (KC)

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Mudshack on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 7:53 am EDT

Yeh, the Blue is pretty and has a ton of deer around it. Channel cats.....hmmm....never thought of that. I figured it was a chub, sucker and rockbass stream.

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Troutnut on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 8:08 am EDT

How did that Ozark fishing trip turn out?

I grew up in northeastern Missouri, in Kirksville. I'm very glad to have lived in troutier places since I moved away from there!

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 11:01 am EDT

Mudshack, I did pop a 16" largemouth in the Blue on a little (#10) silver minnow imitation once. It was nothing more than some silver Mylar braided tubing and a pair of small silver dumbell eyes, but as soon as it hit the water that fat boy swam up to it and sucked it in, before I could even begin to strip it. YEE HAW!!

Jonathon

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

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 11:03 am EDT

P.S. I don't remember ever pulling any rock bass out of there (many more down south with the smallies), however I did get some nice bluegill, green sunfish, and white crappie. There are also CARP if you are inclined to chase them (I am not).

JMD

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

Motrout

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Motrout on Apr 14, 2010April 14th, 2010, 1:04 pm EDT

Troutnut, the trip that weekend turned out pretty good... The fish were rising to caddis, which made for a pretty nice day.

"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach
http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/