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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Dorsal view of a Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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Griffiths Gnat

Mcflyangler

New Mexico, United States

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Mcflyangler on Jun 9, 2016June 9th, 2016, 4:57 pm EDT

Midge hatches can be some of the most productive dry fly fishing experiences. The midges sometimes will cluster together, and the trout will go for these clusters because its a larger meal. The Griffiths Gnat matches the midge cluster very well. Its an old pattern that has been around for a long time, but still produces very well. It floats high on the water, so its great for an indicator fly when fishing a double rig. Use it as an indicator for a smaller midge dry fly, or even a midge emerger.

Hook: Size 14-22 dry fly good (in this case an Umpqua U002 size 18)

Thread: Black 8/0 or 70 denier thread

Body: 2 peacock hurl strands

Hackle: Grizzly dry fly hackle

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Flytyerinpa

Pottsville Pa

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Flytyerinpa on Jun 20, 2016June 20th, 2016, 12:02 pm EDT

I agree while we don't have a lot of dry fly hatches or midges here, when I see a fish feeding and I cant take him I'll tie on a Griffiths Nat and I would guess about 75% of the time I can take him. Ed