Salmonflies
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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This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.
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Keystoner on Apr 6, 2011April 6th, 2011, 2:11 am EDT
Just a few more browns I've captured lately. Both from the same day in late March. As I recall, they were both taken on #20 Zebra Midges (Red). The nymphing has become quite spotty lately, and slowed down a lot. Just a matter of time until the Pheasant Tails come on again...
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Jmd123 on Apr 6, 2011April 6th, 2011, 7:58 am EDT
In the words of Austin Powers:
"YEAH BABY YEAH!!!"
Nice fishies, man!
Jonathon
"YEAH BABY YEAH!!!"
Nice fishies, man!
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...