glad you had a good time. its tough getting into the salmon this time of year. you did well. caddis is one of the best patterns here as well. you ever come up again june is the best time for the rivers.
Thank you Steve! Also, not sure if they were female dobsonfly's or not but holly crap there were some LARGE flies up there at night. I'd say 4-5" but no pincers. Kinda looked like giant cockroaches.
could they be stoneflies? pretty early for them though.
not sure if they were female dobsonfly's or not but holly crap there were some LARGE flies up there at night. I'd say 4-5" but no pincers.
At 4-5", they probably were female dobsonflies. I've seen a ton of stoneflies in my day; black, golden and otherwise. But I've never seen one THAT big. But I have seen 4-5" dobsonflies. And you're right, no obvious pincers on the females.http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/eastern_dobsonfly.htm