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 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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Falsifly on Jan 22, 2012January 22nd, 2012, 9:18 am EST
I don’t know if this survey has been updated to the extent of its contents, but as I scrolled through its vastness I found myself mesmerized by the shear number of graphs, charts, and statistical analysis, information that some of us, as sportsmen, my find interesting. I know I did. The pdf file may take some time to download for those of you who are a little slow.
http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/nat_survey2006_final.pdf
http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/nat_survey2006_final.pdf
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When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."