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.

Lone tree on a rock in the middle of Big Lake. Fittingly, Big Lake is the largest of several short wide spots in the upper Brule River.

From the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin

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Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

Lateral view of a Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington

I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.

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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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Pflueger medalist backing charts

Frodotrout
Long island new York

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Frodotrout on Feb 20, 2019February 20th, 2019, 1:44 pm EST

Can anyone post any info regarding backing capacity for 1494 1495 medalists

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Feb 20, 2019February 20th, 2019, 10:12 pm EST

The Plueger Medalist 1494 (and all Medalist's) have quite a large arbor but not a large overall diameter like modern large arbor fly reels. It depends on whether you are putting on a double taper or weight forward line. A WF7 has less mass than a DT6. Also the type of backing, braided Dacron, or gel spun will also dictate how much you can wind on. In case you are unaware gel spun backing has a much smaller diameter than braided Dacron for the same break strength. I have seen braided Dacron in 10#, 20#, and 30# break strengths. If the target species seldom get bigger than 10# then you could use that backing. I think though if you are using a WF6 or WF7 you will be able to put on at least 75 yards.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.