The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
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.
Justonemore on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 4:17 am EST
Does anyone know who decides which California waters are to receive stocked trout and how often. Some lakes get weekly plants and some are very sporadic.
Wbranch on Feb 26, 2015February 26th, 2015, 4:53 am EST
Wow, Justonemore I think you are asking the wrong group of fly fly fishers. Why not go right to the source and send an email, or call, the California Fish Commission or whoever is responsible for stocking the rivers and lakes in California.