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 caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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TedderX
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Posts: 6
TedderX on Jun 2, 2016June 2nd, 2016, 4:31 pm EDT
I'm looking for good books on trout fly fishing.
Are there any good suggestions out there?
Are there any good suggestions out there?
Adirman on Jun 3, 2016June 3rd, 2016, 9:43 am EDT
Yes, the book "trout" by Ray Bergman, truly a Flyfishermans bible :)
FlyGuy123
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FlyGuy123 on Jun 3, 2016June 3rd, 2016, 11:54 pm EDT
I love all the books by John Gierach, Trout bum being the most popular one. Standing in a River Waving a Stick and Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders are both great too.
If you are interested in tying The Master's Fly Box is a good read. The author interviews different experienced fly fishermen and talk about their favorite patterns and contain a lot of pattern descriptions.
If you are interested in tying The Master's Fly Box is a good read. The author interviews different experienced fly fishermen and talk about their favorite patterns and contain a lot of pattern descriptions.
Salmon and sea trout fisher that sometimes get the chance to fish brown trout. Occasionally write about trout fishing.