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

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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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Onocosmoecus (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Onocosmoecus (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for 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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GONZO
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"Bear Swamp," PA

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GONZO on Nov 17, 2010November 17th, 2010, 2:46 pm EST

Bruce, I'll cast my vote with those suggesting Tricos. It might be worth noting that resting Caenis (duns and spinners) have the distinctive habit of holding their wings outstretched rather than upright. It's not that unusual to see a few Tricos in November, though I've never encountered them in "fishable" numbers. For example, Hall, Berner, and Cook (1975) studied T. atratus (now synonymous with T. allectus) in the tiny headwaters of the Mississippi (and nearby Birch Creek) in northern Minnesota, and said this:

A second peak emergence occurs in late August [after the first peak in mid-July] with occasional individuals appearing as adults into November.

PaulRoberts

Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Nov 17, 2010November 17th, 2010, 11:35 pm EST

Well there it is. And you thought we thought you were nuts. Now we're ALL going to be seeing Tricos in Nov. You can change the thread name now lol.

Now...what about December?

Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Nov 18, 2010November 18th, 2010, 2:10 am EST

I sure wish I had a camera with me. I'll try to come up with another mystery tomorrow. I'm fishing the same area. Who knows, I may see sasquatch or a UFO.

Ditch

Fuquay-Varina NC

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Ditch on Nov 18, 2010November 18th, 2010, 2:16 am EST

Or maybe Elvis ...

There are no bad fishing days.

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Nov 18, 2010November 18th, 2010, 7:28 am EST

Bruce,

If you are actually abducted by aliens its been nice chatting with you!

I'm still not completely convinced that aquatic insects (bugs in general for that matter) aren't really aliens and we just aren't hip to it...The only thing that has prevented them from completely over running the planet is that trout, birds, & bats have found them to be tasty...

Be careful out there man!

Spence

"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood

Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Nov 18, 2010November 18th, 2010, 10:42 am EST

OK, Spence. I'll be careful, but I think it's too late.
Bruce

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