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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As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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Monello on Oct 12, 2014October 12th, 2014, 6:50 am EDT
Assorted fish over the years
I see ghost gunfighters
Martinlf on Oct 12, 2014October 12th, 2014, 8:16 pm EDT
Not too shabby. I especially liked the grayling. Thanks.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
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Oldredbarn on Nov 2, 2014November 2nd, 2014, 6:06 am EST
I agree with Lewis on the Grayling. Where was it caught? I caught my first one ever in Montana this past summer, but it was a dink.
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Spence
Welcome to Troutnut.
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
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Wbranch on Nov 2, 2014November 2nd, 2014, 2:00 pm EST
Nice looking fish - looks like some cohos/silvers so I'm pretty sure you caught most of those fish in Alaska. Neat to see the Plueger Medalist. The 1492 was my very first fly reel back around 1961.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Oldredbarn on Nov 2, 2014November 2nd, 2014, 4:40 pm EST
Neal,
Where in Maryland are you from? My mom was born near Hutton just outside of Oakland. Garret Co. Caught my biggest ever Bluegill in Deep Creek Lake.
Spence
Where in Maryland are you from? My mom was born near Hutton just outside of Oakland. Garret Co. Caught my biggest ever Bluegill in Deep Creek Lake.
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
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
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