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.

I caught several wild and colorful 8-9 inch brook trout in the clear little pool below this waterfall.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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Glossosoma (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Glossosoma (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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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I lost a MONSTER trout!

Report at a Glance

General Region	Northern New Mexico
Specific Location	San Juan River
Dates Fished	12-21-2016
Time of Day	11am-2pm
Fish Caught	Rainbow Trout
Conditions & Hatches	Small midges, hatched around 11-12, and then just nymphing after.

Details and Discussion

Mcflyangler

New Mexico, United States

Posts: 35

Mcflyangler on Dec 23, 2016December 23rd, 2016, 3:19 am EST

I actually made a video on my trip, check it out. I hooked up with 4 decent fish, and countless small ones.

https://youtu.be/NkFwp9oXM_k

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Dec 23, 2016December 23rd, 2016, 9:42 am EST

6X is very strong today and I've seen some that are 3.5# - 3.7# break strength. If you are breaking tippets you need more time on the river as many guys can easily subdue 20" and bigger trout on 6X. If the hook is coming out maybe you should consider using a hook with a larger gape that might stay in the mouth of the fish. You can even use a slightly larger hook like a #20 just still tie the pattern if the hook was a #24. Many hook manufacturers produce extra strong and extra short hooks in #20 - #22.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Falsifly

Hayward, WI.

Posts: 660

Falsifly on Dec 26, 2016December 26th, 2016, 1:27 am EST

One of the reasons I prefer a palming reel. I set the drag just tight enough to prevent the the spool from free spooling when I strip line. When the fish is on I get the line on the reel as quickly as possible then the palm provides almost instantaneous and highly variable drag when coupled with rod action.

Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."