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 pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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Report at a Glance
| General Region | The Delaware River |
| Specific Location | West Branch down through the Main Stem |
| Dates Fished | Sometime in May, I think. |
| Time of Day | Morning to Night, with breaks |
| Fish Caught | Browns and Bows |
| Conditions & Hatches | Olives, Caddis, Sulphurs |
Details and Discussion
Martinlf on Feb 2, 2020February 2nd, 2020, 12:53 am EST
John, here are a few Delaware River trout, caught with Bruce Miller, who guides out of the Delaware River Club. Al Caucci is out of the business there, though he still runs annual trips in Montana.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Wiflyfisher on Feb 2, 2020February 2nd, 2020, 2:42 am EST
Louis, excellent! Thank you!
I never fished the Delaware from a driftboat, we always walked and waded the river. Of course back in the early 1980's I am sure it was probably less crowded and easier access than now.
I never fished the Delaware from a driftboat, we always walked and waded the river. Of course back in the early 1980's I am sure it was probably less crowded and easier access than now.
John S.
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Partsman on Feb 2, 2020February 2nd, 2020, 9:46 am EST
Nice pictures, beautiful looking country and fish.
Mike
Mike
Martinlf on Feb 2, 2020February 2nd, 2020, 12:18 pm EST
Thanks, Mike. I understand you have some beautiful country up your way. Hope to get up there someday.
John, I waded the West Branch last year. Got beat up by a couple of impossible fish, caught a few smaller ones, then the next day had some great action a bit farther downstream. It can certainly get busy these days, and some of the fish get almost impossible to catch. They see too many flies. Some of the guides tell me they'll just move on when this happens.
John, I waded the West Branch last year. Got beat up by a couple of impossible fish, caught a few smaller ones, then the next day had some great action a bit farther downstream. It can certainly get busy these days, and some of the fish get almost impossible to catch. They see too many flies. Some of the guides tell me they'll just move on when this happens.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
--Fred Chappell
--Fred Chappell
Jmd123 on Feb 4, 2020February 4th, 2020, 3:39 am EST
Nice Louis! Well done!
Jonathon
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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