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.

I spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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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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11 Sage 2014 Fly Reel Preview - Evoke, 2200, 3200

Tridentfly

Windham, Maine, USA

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Tridentfly on Jun 23, 2013June 23rd, 2013, 8:29 pm EDT

Sage has always been known for making great rods. Recently, they released some pretty good reels too. I expect this year to be no different. Sage has three exciting releases for us this year, and certainly seems to have more new releases than anyone else in the marketplace.

For more information, please read http://www.tridentflyfishing.com/blog/sage-evoke-2014-fly-reel-preview-2200-3200

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Sayfu
Posts: 560

Sayfu on Jun 24, 2013June 24th, 2013, 7:03 am EDT

Not on my favorites list anymore. Big markup because it has the Sage name on it. There are ever bit as good of reels at a fraction of the cost IMO. I bought a $225.00 Sage reel because it had a click drag that I prefer over a disc drag. The click was made of plastic. It didn't have the rigidity to put any tension on the spool. I called Sage, and they sent me a handful of plastic pawls saying sometimes one will be stiffer than another. They can't afford to have a metal pawl installed?