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.

A small spring creek in Wisconsin. A little brook trout stream tumbles over boulders

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Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

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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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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Martinlf

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Martinlf on Jul 2, 2012July 2nd, 2012, 8:12 am EDT

The two capes Dave sent from Feather Emporium are beautiful, and exactly what I asked Dave to find for me. I've examined them under a magnifier and compared them with other Whiting capes I own. I will probably never buy a cape anywhere else again.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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Wiflyfisher on Jul 3, 2012July 3rd, 2012, 5:30 am EDT

Some guys prefer all natural rooster capes, not dyed. Because the breeders do not always mark on the package whether it is dyed or natural I posted this on my blog to help understand how you can determine if the cape is dyed or natural.

http://flypatternsfortrout.com/

Today, the Whiting dyed Hoffman capes are so awesome in color consistency and hackle quality I personally don't care if it is dyed or not.

John S.
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Martinlf

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Martinlf on Mar 18, 2013March 18th, 2013, 8:24 am EDT

Update: I recently had a customer service problem with The Feather Emporium that leads me to rescind my previous positive recommendation. Anyone who is interested in further details may PM me.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell