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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I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.
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Report at a Glance
| General Region | sierra nevada |
| Specific Location | humphreys basin |
| Dates Fished | august 1-16 |
| Fish Caught | golden trout |
Details and Discussion
Alpenglow on Aug 22, 2015August 22nd, 2015, 9:59 am EDT
Leaves gently quake.
Dark sky settles in,
like afternoon whisky.
Looking up at trees,
cathedral of nature.
Sounds of distant thunder.
Through stunted aspens,
twisted and bent from snow,
still rising.
We traverse,
talus ahead, beyond,
Lamarck Col.
Hikers on the pass.
Alarm is sounded, Marmots and ground squirrels anticipate,
unguarded snack bags.
Unique in shape,
Slabs, speckled gray and silver.
Talus hopping.
Pussy paws,
in the crack.
Columbine waver.
Three on the wing.
Peregrine's swoop down canyon,
Pikas bark then scamper.
Tiny ringlets,
surface emanating, concentric.
Little trout feed.
Lake water ripples,
turquoise, green and blue, against
granite eroding.
Basin full of wonder.
Talus and scree, granite horizon.
wonderful rock hop.
Luna and we, intuitive nature.
Scramble and climb, talus basin.
Feet glide.
Dark sky settles in,
like afternoon whisky.
Looking up at trees,
cathedral of nature.
Sounds of distant thunder.
Through stunted aspens,
twisted and bent from snow,
still rising.
We traverse,
talus ahead, beyond,
Lamarck Col.
Hikers on the pass.
Alarm is sounded, Marmots and ground squirrels anticipate,
unguarded snack bags.
Unique in shape,
Slabs, speckled gray and silver.
Talus hopping.
Pussy paws,
in the crack.
Columbine waver.
Three on the wing.
Peregrine's swoop down canyon,
Pikas bark then scamper.
Tiny ringlets,
surface emanating, concentric.
Little trout feed.
Lake water ripples,
turquoise, green and blue, against
granite eroding.
Basin full of wonder.
Talus and scree, granite horizon.
wonderful rock hop.
Luna and we, intuitive nature.
Scramble and climb, talus basin.
Feet glide.
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Wbranch on Aug 22, 2015August 22nd, 2015, 10:54 am EDT
Got any writings about big wild rising trout?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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