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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This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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Iasgair on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 10:45 am EST
Hello friends. By accident, I found this forum, so I looked around a little to get the feel of it and thought, why not join? So here I am.
I'm a traditionalist when it comes to fishing, and what I mean by that is I stick to dry flies and North Country Spiders. Anything else seems drab to me, but then I fish for myself and no other at a level I enjoy.
I fish the streams of Boulder County and the RMNP quite often, but once in awhile will fish bigger rivers. I find better solitude on the creeks and streams and prefer them much more.
I am looking forward to getting to know all of you through your posts, and share in your adventures as well.
I'm a traditionalist when it comes to fishing, and what I mean by that is I stick to dry flies and North Country Spiders. Anything else seems drab to me, but then I fish for myself and no other at a level I enjoy.
I fish the streams of Boulder County and the RMNP quite often, but once in awhile will fish bigger rivers. I find better solitude on the creeks and streams and prefer them much more.
I am looking forward to getting to know all of you through your posts, and share in your adventures as well.
Martinlf on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 1:02 pm EST
Welcome! Fishing dries and spiders is certainly an interesting and productive approach. I've always hoped to fish wet flies more, and it is one of my ongoing projects. One thing I've learned is their versatility. The archives here have a lot of information, so if you are interested in any topic don't hesitate to do a search.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Wbranch on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 1:18 pm EST
Welcome to Troutnut.com a better bunch of troutaholics will be hard to find!
What exactly are North Country Spiders and what is the RMNP to the bewildered souls like me?
What exactly are North Country Spiders and what is the RMNP to the bewildered souls like me?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Iasgair on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 3:02 pm EST
Welcome to Troutnut.com a better bunch of troutaholics will be hard to find!
What exactly are North Country Spiders and what is the RMNP to the bewildered souls like me?
My apologies. The RMNP is the Rocky Mountain National Park here in Colorado.
As for North Country Spiders, one of, if not the most famous of the spider family is Stewarts Black Spider from Scotland.
http://www.tenkarabum.com/stewart-spider.html
There are also other patterns you may have heard of like the Partridge & Orange, Waterhen Bloa, Purple & Snipe.
http://www.ffisw.com/2011/02/north-country-spiders-part-2-partridge-orange/
They are very old flies from the UK, and many fishermen, including myself agree that when nothing is working, the spiders will take trout. I never go fishing without them. The best way to fish them is casting directly upstream.
One of the greatest books on spiders is W.C.Stewarts The Practical Angler. Lovely read.
Wbranch on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 3:59 pm EST
There are also other patterns you may have heard of like the Partridge & Orange, Waterhen Bloa, Purple & Snipe.
Nope, never heard of any of them. Regarding casting my flies, I like casting them downstream, across stream, diagonally, and if I'm wearing my tweed sport coat upstream of course.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Falsifly on Feb 22, 2017February 22nd, 2017, 11:25 pm EST
and if I'm wearing my tweed sport coat upstream of course.
Got a chuckle out of that Matt.
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."
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."
Iasgair on Feb 23, 2017February 23rd, 2017, 10:03 am EST
and if I'm wearing my tweed sport coat upstream of course.
I am Scottish, and when I do wade the creeks, I fish in kilts. It's a whole new concept to wet wading, ha ha.
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