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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Wassick
Indiana pa

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Wassick on Jun 8, 2016June 8th, 2016, 2:29 pm EDT
What opinions are out there on this wt and rod length as far as manufactures looking --for a good used one-- anybody have one? Or where's a good site to shop / anybody have an opinion on the TFO SIGNATURE2
Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jun 8, 2016June 8th, 2016, 5:46 pm EDT
You can look on Craigslist to see if any are being sold. If you PM me I will give you the email address of another fly fishing web site that has a classified section.

I recently sold a custom 7 1/2' #3 three piece rod that I built with top of the line TiN snake guides and a Fuji SIC stripper guide and a Bellinger nickel silver reel seat and black ash burl woos spacer for $150.

You should be able to get a used factory rod for $75-$85.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Jmd123
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Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jun 8, 2016June 8th, 2016, 8:11 pm EDT
Cabelas Three Forks 3-piece 7 1/2' 3-weight...

http://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-rods%7C/pc/104793480/c/104721480/sc/105573780/cabela-s-three-forks-fly-rods/734547.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ffly-fishing-rods%2F_%2FN-1102568%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105573780

Nice little rod, cheap as hell and perfect for small streams and ponds. Just used one tonight myself to haul in brookies and perch.

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

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