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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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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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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By Troutnut on May 30th, 2020

On my way back to Fairbanks from fishing, the area around Cantwell produced the same kinds of dramatic views it always does under Alaska's midnight sun.

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Storm view south of Broad Pass

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Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Jun 12, 2020June 12th, 2020, 6:40 am EDT

Wow!

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Jun 12, 2020June 12th, 2020, 9:07 am EDT

Thanks Jason, I wish I was there.
Mike.

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Red_green_h on Jul 4, 2020July 4th, 2020, 2:13 am EDT

Amazing scenery!!! I just watched a documentary on Amazon about Idaho, looks like you shot the footage for it.

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Troutnut on Jul 4, 2020July 4th, 2020, 8:51 am EDT

Haha Red_green_h, I saw that available on Amazon too and have been looking forward to watching.

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