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.

Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool.

From the Chena River in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.

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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 Mar 21, 2011March 21st, 2011, 2:25 pm EDT

I combined aspects of realistic and traditional tying to create what i hope will be a productive fly.

http://www.realisticflytying.net

Shawnny3
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Shawnny3 on Mar 22, 2011March 22nd, 2011, 6:31 am EDT

Interesting combination of approaches, Fred. Let us know what the fish think.

-Shawn

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FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Mar 22, 2011March 22nd, 2011, 7:32 am EDT

Thanks Shawn. Not really happy with my feather choice for the soft hackle so I'll tie a couple of more with a different hackle and some with wings and see what the fish like better.
Fred

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FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Mar 24, 2011March 24th, 2011, 3:26 am EDT