Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

The trees were leafing out and the trout were rising on this productive Wisconsin stream

From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

Stream photos

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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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Traditonal streamers

Wbranch has attached these 15 pictures. The message is below.

What's left of a full JC cape bought 50 years ago.

Nine Three & maybe an Edson Tiger - kind of forget

The correct name to this fly wins a prize

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Aug 23, 2020August 23rd, 2020, 4:41 am EDT

Here is a bunch of tradional hair and fearther wing streamers I tied a few winters ago.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Aug 23, 2020August 23rd, 2020, 11:06 am EDT

Matt, beautiful streamers! I really loved the Mickey Finns and the Black Nosed dace!
Thanks, Mike.

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Aug 24, 2020August 24th, 2020, 2:51 am EDT

Thanks Mike. I'd been toying with going up to north western Maine to fish the Maggalloway and Rapid rivers. Both pretty much the last bastion of really big wild brook trout in the US. Mid May is prime time, just after ME ice out. But mid May is prime dry fly time on the Delaware and none of my close friends were willing to give up one week to go off to Maine.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.