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.

We were lucky to be able to fish through this storm as it skirted around us to the north, giving us just enough clouds to prompt a BWO hatch but keeping the lighting at a safe distance.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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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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Atlantic Salmon Gaspe video

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

Posts: 920

Crepuscular on Mar 7, 2013March 7th, 2013, 3:41 am EST

this is a pretty good one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pXqUvet_lhU

Kschaefer3

St. Paul, MN

Posts: 376

Kschaefer3 on Mar 7, 2013March 7th, 2013, 4:11 am EST

this is a pretty good one.

Yes it is!

I really want to fish dries for Atlantics after seeing this. The refusals are awesome. Especially the one where it's mouth is open, about to take, and then quick turns away at the end. That's a big fish too!

Pryal74

Escanaba, MI

Posts: 168

Pryal74 on Mar 7, 2013March 7th, 2013, 10:07 am EST

I saw this a while back and shared it on my facebook page. It's incredible!

-James Pryal
Into The Wild Fly Fishing

Sayfu
Posts: 560

Sayfu on Mar 7, 2013March 7th, 2013, 10:17 am EST

Good footage, and brings back the best of my memories in WA ST. Same low clear water, same defined pools and tailouts, and my quarry were Summer-run steelhead in the Fall...long 6wt rods, and size #10 wet flies swung down and across on a dry line. Same outfit I now fish for trout with in Idaho.

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Mar 7, 2013March 7th, 2013, 10:22 am EST

I've watched dozens, maybe hundreds, of fly fishing videos and this has to rank right up there with the best, if not the very best, video I've ever watched. Not only is the scenery and river awesome but the footage of salmon refusing the dry flies is fantastic. What I really liked was not only does the guy have great fishing he is able to share it with his wife/significant other who knows what she is doing and obviously enjoys it as much as he does.

When the video is over you can click to see the other salmon video he posted about a year ago. It is equally as good. Especially the scene in the pouring rain.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.