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.

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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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FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Sep 30, 2010September 30th, 2010, 10:33 am EDT

And here is a link to a step by step to tie it.
http://www.realisticflytying.net/id26.html

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Martinlf

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Martinlf on Sep 30, 2010September 30th, 2010, 1:39 pm EDT

Neat Fly. I'll bet the wing looks very realistic from below. Will it withstand a few fish? I very much like the body concept and your use of markers and flexament to finish it. Gonzo's book led me to try flexament, and it's become a necessity on my table.

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

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FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Oct 1, 2010October 1st, 2010, 2:55 am EDT

Thanks Martin. This fly is very durable . I first tied it for rainbows and caught just as many warmwater fish as trout . Yes flexament makes the wing material tuff and also bouyant.
Fred

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PaulRoberts

Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Oct 4, 2010October 4th, 2010, 9:10 am EDT

I like that! I like the balled up hair body, and the homemade wing material. Very cool. LOVE that kind of creativity.

Aaron7_8

Helena Montana

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Aaron7_8 on Oct 4, 2010October 4th, 2010, 1:13 pm EDT

Great looking fly. Very good picture. Keep up the good work.

FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Oct 5, 2010October 5th, 2010, 12:55 am EDT

Thanks Paul and Aaron. I got a couple hundred trout last winter in my bass pond and found I had a caddis hatch going on and these farm raised fish knew what to do with them . They would hardly take any other offering with so much natural food so I came up with this pattern.

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