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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

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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Report at a Glance

General RegionReading, PA
Specific LocationArtificial Lures/ Delayed Harvest
Dates Fished10/12/10
Time of Day7am 'til 1pm
Fish Caught2Rainbows, 2Browns
Conditions & HatchesRainy in the early AM which gave way to spotty sunshine. Light breeze in the early afternoon. Warm but not hot. The water was mostly clear, however still murky through the deeper runs.

Details and Discussion

Keystoner
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Eugene, OR - formerly Eastern PA

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Keystoner on Oct 12, 2010October 12th, 2010, 1:16 pm EDT
Started fishing at 7am, and hooked three pretty quickly on a BH Pheasant Tail 16. Around 9 am the nymphing seemed to fall flat, I tried a variety of patterns and sizes but was unable to catch any more fish. The fourth fish was caught on a BH Wooly Bugger 6 (Black), which I tied on after watching my buddy (who fishes spin reel) catch a couple with his Mepps Aglia. First cast, and bang, rainbow!! Overall a great day on the water. Especially because the fly guy beat the spin fisherman in the un-official contest that we perpetually engage in. Good Times.
"Out into the cool of the evening, strolls the Pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams, begin and end there." -JB
Motrout
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Motrout on Oct 12, 2010October 12th, 2010, 3:55 pm EDT
Nice. Thanks for the report.
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Jesse
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Jesse on Oct 13, 2010October 13th, 2010, 11:46 am EDT
That a boy!!
Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after.
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