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 is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
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Troutnut on Apr 12, 2011April 12th, 2011, 10:15 am EDT
I'm making some exciting improvements to the site soon, and one of them is a feature to show "related topics" below each topic you read on the forum. Part of tweaking that algorithm involved generating a list of the most commonly used words in all posts (not titles) on this forum, and it wasn't exactly what I expected.
So, everyone can try to guess the most used words with at least four letters on this forum. After a while I'll post the answer, a list of all words with 4 or more letters that are used 5 or more times on the whole forum, in order of usage.
So, everyone can try to guess the most used words with at least four letters on this forum. After a while I'll post the answer, a list of all words with 4 or more letters that are used 5 or more times on the whole forum, in order of usage.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Gutcutter on Apr 12, 2011April 12th, 2011, 12:45 pm EDT
my guesses:
trout troutnut mayfly caddis nymph emerger pupae larvae larval shuck jason gonzo spence
trout troutnut mayfly caddis nymph emerger pupae larvae larval shuck jason gonzo spence
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-Robert Traver, Trout Madness
-Robert Traver, Trout Madness
Entoman on Apr 12, 2011April 12th, 2011, 6:37 pm EDT
In addition to Tony's fine list (including the characters) :)
bugs, flies, know, where, what, when, good, perhaps, maybe, always, believe, probably, common(ly), uncommon(ly)
Regards,
Kurt
bugs, flies, know, where, what, when, good, perhaps, maybe, always, believe, probably, common(ly), uncommon(ly)
Regards,
Kurt
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
Aaron7_8 on Apr 13, 2011April 13th, 2011, 12:52 pm EDT
I, The, And, Hatch.
CaseyP on Apr 13, 2011April 13th, 2011, 3:13 pm EDT
another vote for fish.
"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
TNEAL on Apr 14, 2011April 14th, 2011, 12:27 am EDT
been; long; winter
TNEAL on Apr 14, 2011April 14th, 2011, 12:27 am EDT
been; long; winter
Creno on Apr 14, 2011April 14th, 2011, 11:41 am EDT
How about some of those other days - gorgeous, splendid, clear, great, warm, calm, rising, etc. While I suspect they are in the minority, those are the words that make this site great for me! Oh - and caddis.
Konchu on Apr 14, 2011April 14th, 2011, 2:16 pm EDT
The posts on this thread are getting perilously close to haiku...
Jmd123 on Apr 14, 2011April 14th, 2011, 3:23 pm EDT
Rods, reel(s), line, leader, knot, weight (as in "5-weight"), caught, lost, dries, wets, streamer(s)...
Jonathon
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
PaulRoberts on Apr 15, 2011April 15th, 2011, 3:58 am EDT
fish, fishing, trout, ... flies?
Jmd123 on Apr 16, 2011April 16th, 2011, 6:54 am EDT
Tiny blue winged olives
(Notice these are actually all words with four or more letters...)
JMD
(Notice these are actually all words with four or more letters...)
JMD
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Shawnny3 on Apr 18, 2011April 18th, 2011, 10:03 am EDT
The posts on this thread are getting perilously close to haiku...
This is quite perilous, actually. Haiku in a thread Jason started - based on the law of cause and effect, he could be deemed responsible. I shudder to think what would happen to our little online world if he were banned...
-Shawn
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Troutnut on Apr 18, 2011April 18th, 2011, 4:12 pm EDT
So far it's okay but if I catch anyone doing 5-7-5 syllable lines there's going to be trouble!
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
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