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.

Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool.

From the Chena River in Alaska

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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington

This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.

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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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Pseudo marabou - does it work well?

Flyman2
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Flyman2 on Jan 21, 2015January 21st, 2015, 6:44 pm EST

Has anyone used pseudo marabou? If so, did it work well? How did it tie? Does it move well in the water?

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jan 22, 2015January 22nd, 2015, 2:28 am EST

Never heard of it and since authentic marabou is so cheap, and effective, why would you want to use something else?

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Roguerat

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Roguerat on Jan 22, 2015January 22nd, 2015, 10:01 am EST

The only thing that comes to mind is 'chickabou', a natural material and pretty much the same as marabou...

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Kschaefer3

St. Paul, MN

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Kschaefer3 on Jan 22, 2015January 22nd, 2015, 10:05 am EST

Never heard of it and since authentic marabou is so cheap, and effective, why would you want to use something else?

I agree, and use authentic marabou...a lot! The reason one may want to use sythetics would be durability. Many folks I know who tie with a lot of synthetics state that durability is a main factor.

That said, I have never used synthetic marabou, and doubt it can have the same movement as authentic marabou.