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.

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Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph

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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Gutcutter

Pennsylvania

Posts: 470

Gutcutter on Feb 8, 2014February 8th, 2014, 11:23 am EST

Hi John,

Okay, that commentary on my prowess surely merits a couple of floats. Thank you for those very kind words...

Hey, Matt. Did I ever tell you that I think you are the greatest dry fly fisherman in the world?

All men who fish may in turn be divided into two parts: those who fish for trout and those who don't. Trout fishermen are a race apart: they are a dedicated crew- indolent, improvident, and quietly mad.

-Robert Traver, Trout Madness

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Feb 8, 2014February 8th, 2014, 4:26 pm EST

Tony,

Yea, you already told me that a couple of times. You already have as many floats on the WB or main as you can fit into your schedule.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

Posts: 2600

Oldredbarn on Feb 9, 2014February 9th, 2014, 12:02 pm EST

Hey Matt! If brown-nosing gets you floats...You are the best damn angler I've ever known! :)

How many floats does that get me? :)

Spence

"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood