Found a bunch of these guys flying and crawling around on the lower Swan River today.  It is hit and miss but you can catch some fish on the big bug if you work some of the soft edges of the Wild Mile and Bay with the Salmon Fly.

Fly Fishing Swan River - Salmon Flies

Salmon flies (pteronarcys californicus) are on the Lower Swan right now

Swan River Fly Fishing

The "prime rib" of our aquatic insects

 

Bigfork Fly Shop Salmonfly Pattern

A good match

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