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.

The Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming

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Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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Good day despite lighting, rain, and hail

Report at a Glance

General Region	Western Catskills
Dates Fished	May 04 & 05
Time of Day	10:00 - 6:00
Fish Caught	A dozen wild browns
Conditions & Hatches	Lots of #18 tan caddis initially, switching to zillios of Apple caddis, with a good dollop of #12 Hendricksons & #14 Red Quills.

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on May 6, 2010May 6th, 2010, 9:43 am EDT

Rivers were in good shape but lack of rain and lowered releases are creating less than favorable water levels. Guess my files are too large as the pics don't get attached.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.