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 is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
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Mcflyangler on May 19, 2017May 19th, 2017, 7:01 am EDT
Trout, bass, pike and any other predatory freshwater fish will eat other fish. Small trout are on the meal list for common foods. Even trout will eat trout fry. This rainbow trout streamer will work great for many freshwater species. It moves nicely in the water, and has a bit of a jigging action.
These fish skull baitfish heads are awesome! They make building heads easier, and it hides any problems or issues that you have with your flies head and dubbing. It also pushes everything rearward and automatically creates a nice baitfish profile.
I caught a few smallmouth bass on this recently at my local lake. The fly swims really nicely, and the smallmouth were eating it up left and right. I also have caught a good sized brown on this fly recently as well.
Hook: Daiichi 2220 - Size 4
Thread: UTC Ultra thread - light olive
Tail: White marabou
Top Wing: Olive rabbit zonker
Body Wrap: Pearl estaz
Gill Accent: Pink arctic wind
Dubbing Head Top: Olive bull frog dubbing and olive starburst dubbing
Dubbing Head Bottom: White bull frog dubbing and pearl starburst dubbing
Head: Fish Skull Baitfish Head - Gold, Small/Medium
Adhesive: Fletch Tite
UV Resin: Solarez "Bone Dry"
These fish skull baitfish heads are awesome! They make building heads easier, and it hides any problems or issues that you have with your flies head and dubbing. It also pushes everything rearward and automatically creates a nice baitfish profile.
I caught a few smallmouth bass on this recently at my local lake. The fly swims really nicely, and the smallmouth were eating it up left and right. I also have caught a good sized brown on this fly recently as well.
Hook: Daiichi 2220 - Size 4
Thread: UTC Ultra thread - light olive
Tail: White marabou
Top Wing: Olive rabbit zonker
Body Wrap: Pearl estaz
Gill Accent: Pink arctic wind
Dubbing Head Top: Olive bull frog dubbing and olive starburst dubbing
Dubbing Head Bottom: White bull frog dubbing and pearl starburst dubbing
Head: Fish Skull Baitfish Head - Gold, Small/Medium
Adhesive: Fletch Tite
UV Resin: Solarez "Bone Dry"
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