Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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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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Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.

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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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What stretch?

This discussion is about Esopus Creek.

Stokes
Columbia county,NY

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Stokes on Sep 24, 2013September 24th, 2013, 12:40 pm EDT

I have fished a couple of different stretches of the Esopus this year.Could you tell me what stretch of the creek these pictures are from?The clarity of the water tells me it is somewhere above the Shandaken tunnel.

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Troutnut on Sep 24, 2013September 24th, 2013, 2:34 pm EDT

These pictures are from way up in the headwaters near Slide Mountain.

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Stokes
Columbia county,NY

Posts: 76

Stokes on Sep 25, 2013September 25th, 2013, 7:13 am EDT

Thanks for the quick reply.I was actually on this stretch this summer,but the water was so much lower,much too low,in fact.I ended up going to a spot on the other side of Rt 28 above Big Indian.Water was low,but fishable there.Got 2 small brookies,so I will go back,next week as a matter of fact.I will explore that area around and above Oliveria next spring.Fished another tributary stream a couple weeks ago,Woodland Valley Creek,down stream of here,just above Phoenecia.Small stream,should be nice in the spring.