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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Report at a Glance
| General Region | WI - SW |
| Specific Location | Timber Coulee / WB Kickapoo / Big Green River |
| Dates Fished | 8/26/06 & 8/27/06 |
Details and Discussion
Sasso on Aug 28, 2006August 28th, 2006, 9:07 am EDT
whoops! I was just going to chime in and mention that I've never found a reports website I really like... so I'm going to post here :)
Fished SW WI this weekend... beautiful misty weekend in Coulee Country. Left home w/o stream thermometer... air temps in low-mid 80s. Water a little hazy due to Friday's rains, but cleared by mid-saturday for the most part. No surface activity to speak of... tons of hoppers streamside, but not many making their way *into* the water. Kept slow & low working buggers & nymphs from the tall grass. Had never been on the Big Green before... a nice change of pace. Not as many fish but some nice fat ones. Hope to see more reports soon!
Fished SW WI this weekend... beautiful misty weekend in Coulee Country. Left home w/o stream thermometer... air temps in low-mid 80s. Water a little hazy due to Friday's rains, but cleared by mid-saturday for the most part. No surface activity to speak of... tons of hoppers streamside, but not many making their way *into* the water. Kept slow & low working buggers & nymphs from the tall grass. Had never been on the Big Green before... a nice change of pace. Not as many fish but some nice fat ones. Hope to see more reports soon!
Troutnut on Aug 28, 2006August 28th, 2006, 10:11 am EDT
Thanks for the report! I've been seeing similar conditions here in upstate NY -- not a lot of bugs. It's typical for this time of year.
I'm going to take off for the Catskills for a few days later this week and hopefully have something really interesting to write about, and some nice new pictures.
I'm going to take off for the Catskills for a few days later this week and hopefully have something really interesting to write about, and some nice new pictures.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist