Salmonflies
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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This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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Catskilljon on Mar 18, 2014March 18th, 2014, 6:03 pm EDT
Made famous by Ed Hewitt, and one of my personal favorites on the stream...
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These things are tough as nails, float great and though I don't know what the trout think they are, they sure bring them to the top! CJ
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These things are tough as nails, float great and though I don't know what the trout think they are, they sure bring them to the top! CJ
Tctrout
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Tctrout on Mar 18, 2014March 18th, 2014, 6:08 pm EDT
CJ,
Nice tie, though yours always are! I like the placement on the Medalist, too.
Thanks for sharing, and I hope all is well with you in NY.
Tim Cammisa
Nice tie, though yours always are! I like the placement on the Medalist, too.
Thanks for sharing, and I hope all is well with you in NY.
Tim Cammisa
Catskilljon on Mar 18, 2014March 18th, 2014, 6:13 pm EDT
Thanks Tim...you handsome devil! CJ
Martinlf on Mar 18, 2014March 18th, 2014, 7:38 pm EDT
Cool tie. I haven't used these, but I'm intrigued by the tailing method.
Hi Tim, glad to see you posting here. I'm pretty busy with school--as I'll bet you are, and haven't been posting much, but hope to see you on the J this year. John's going to be hard to keep up with after all the workouts those redfish gave him in Florida.
Hi Tim, glad to see you posting here. I'm pretty busy with school--as I'll bet you are, and haven't been posting much, but hope to see you on the J this year. John's going to be hard to keep up with after all the workouts those redfish gave him in Florida.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
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Tctrout on Mar 19, 2014March 19th, 2014, 3:06 am EDT
Martin,
It's great to talk here, too, and you always have some very informative posts. My school year is going well, and I hope yours is, too. I don't believe we got to fish together last year, so we'll have to this coming season.
I'm looking forward to seeing John, and have no doubts he'll be back in shape and ready to fish (maybe even with those HEAVY bamboo rods!).
Tim
It's great to talk here, too, and you always have some very informative posts. My school year is going well, and I hope yours is, too. I don't believe we got to fish together last year, so we'll have to this coming season.
I'm looking forward to seeing John, and have no doubts he'll be back in shape and ready to fish (maybe even with those HEAVY bamboo rods!).
Tim
Jmd123 on Mar 19, 2014March 19th, 2014, 2:36 pm EDT
Now there's a great fly - simple, easy to tie, yet oh so buggy looking...I have a nice Whiting gold white neck, same in black, and a nice new brown neck. I can tie these by the hundreds! And I find they make a great midge imitation in the smaller sizes (#16 and below) for fish that aren't too picky. A classic that still works today!
Jonathon
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
JOHNW on Mar 19, 2014March 19th, 2014, 3:03 pm EDT
Jon,
That was a go to fly a few years back when I did my trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The tough part was finding hackle to tie them in a #8.
They are extremely versatile as you can fish them so many different ways and a relatively simple quick tie.
JW
Great Photo by the way.
That was a go to fly a few years back when I did my trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The tough part was finding hackle to tie them in a #8.
They are extremely versatile as you can fish them so many different ways and a relatively simple quick tie.
JW
Great Photo by the way.
"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn
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