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.

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Setvena wahkeena (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph Setvena wahkeena (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Setvena wahkeena (Perlodidae) (Wahkeena Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

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.

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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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Commercial Tyer Buried in Saddles

TNEAL
GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

Posts: 278

TNEAL on Sep 13, 2015September 13th, 2015, 4:22 am EDT

Jason has kindly allowed me to share that I am "over hackled' with saddles and will make them available to troutnutters at my cost. I have 35-40 or so that I won't be using for at least five years. Let me know if you are interested.

Tim

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2474

Jmd123 on Sep 13, 2015September 13th, 2015, 11:12 am EDT

Hey Tim, what colors do you have? One can never have too many (OK, perhaps you do...).

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

TNEAL
GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

Posts: 278

TNEAL on Sep 15, 2015September 15th, 2015, 9:06 am EDT

Jonathon,

I have grizzly, brown, barred ginger, dyed black, dun, cream and ginger.

Roguerat

Posts: 456

Roguerat on Sep 15, 2015September 15th, 2015, 1:42 pm EDT

Tim,

Picking nits here but is the ginger light or medium?

And, being saddles, are they sized for a range of hooks?

Lots of questions, but I might be interested.

tight lines from a fellow Michigander albeit south of your stomping/fishing grounds (I'm nearer the 'west coast' L Michigan area...).

I was fairly close to Grayling a few weeks back, on the Big Manistee at CCC Bridge and roughin' it at the campground. Heaven on earth...

Roguerat

'Less is more...'

Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe

TNEAL
GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

Posts: 278

TNEAL on Sep 15, 2015September 15th, 2015, 8:07 pm EDT

Roguerat,

The ginger is medium..

They will tie a variety of sizes depending on the saddle. Let me know what you are looking for and I'll see if something fits.

PM me if you would..

Tim

Wiflyfisher

Wisconsin

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Wiflyfisher on Sep 23, 2015September 23rd, 2015, 3:38 pm EDT

You have had grizzly saddles for 5 years? You mean you sat on them through the hair fade craze??? Whiting is still holding on to his grizz saddles and capes hoping for a return of the hair feather fade.

John S.
https://WiFlyFisher.com

TNEAL
GRAYLING. MICHIGAN

Posts: 278

TNEAL on Sep 24, 2015September 24th, 2015, 4:24 am EDT

I never sold any of the 130 or so saddles I own. Disconcerting to me that the companies turned their backs on those who put them in business in the first place. I should say I never sold any at the outrageous prices they were commanding. I did sell a few to fellow fly tyers.