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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 RegionMaryland, USA
Specific LocationBeaver Creek
Dates FishedMarch 28
Time of Day2-6 pm
Fish Caughttrouts
Conditions & Hatchessunny, 45 F, clear water at 50 F, sparse BWOs, later plentiful midges, tiny pale mayflies (#28 or so), and even a larger yellow mayfly (#16)

Details and Discussion

CaseyP
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Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

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CaseyP on Mar 28, 2011March 28th, 2011, 1:05 pm EDT
colder than a brass monkey's toes this AM in central PA so i headed south, figuring by the time i got there it would have warmed above freezing, and it did. bought a MD license and celebrated Spring with a stop at Beaver Creek. not much action on the nymph front, but then the BWOs started up sparsely and one or two fish responded. caught one stocked rainbow, one wild brown, one holdover rainbow on an Adams. thank you for the chance to share--next time will bring camera. figured net was enough bad luck this time around.

BTW, there is a crackerjack new fly shop there now in the country store building.
"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
Troutnut
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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Mar 28, 2011March 28th, 2011, 6:26 pm EDT
Congrats! Always good to get out on liquid water after a long winter. Still waiting for some sign of spring here.

At least the days are getting long. It's not dark til 9:30 at night, but everything's still frozen over.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Jmd123
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Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Mar 29, 2011March 29th, 2011, 5:59 am EDT
Good job, CaseyP! Be sure to take that camera next time. The good old Adams is one of my go-to flies. Can't wait to throw a few myself, but I am a-waiting on the weather...

Hang in there Jason. My flyrodding expeditions are stalled due to cold weather and ice as well. You have my sympathies!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

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