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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.

Lateral view of a Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington
I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.
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 RegionThe Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Specific LocationA river somewhere...
Dates Fished2012
Fish CaughtBrown Trout

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Pryal74
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Escanaba, MI

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Pryal74 on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 9:51 am EDT
here is a video I made of Brown Trout caught in 2012. I hope you like it.

Falsifly
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Hayward, WI.

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Falsifly on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 11:31 am EDT
My day has been going exceptionally well and those six minutes made it even better.
Thanks James.
Falsifly
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."
Adirman
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Monticello, NY

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Adirman on Aug 29, 2012August 29th, 2012, 1:39 pm EDT
Pryal;

Awesome as always my friend! Thanks for sharing your successes with us!

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