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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #30 on: Jul 24, 2019, 07:47 PM »
Little eddy

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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #31 on: Jul 24, 2019, 08:52 PM »
Thanks for sharing!
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #32 on: Jul 25, 2019, 07:16 AM »
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.
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #33 on: Jul 25, 2019, 08:35 AM »
Thanks for sharing the pics.  That photo of the airborne salmon is a great one 8)

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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #34 on: Jul 25, 2019, 08:38 AM »
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. 
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #35 on: Jul 25, 2019, 12:42 PM »
Nice job Mike.

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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #36 on: Jul 25, 2019, 01:30 PM »
Thanks Jon. Beautiful area thats for sure. Blue berries for breakfast were nice too. lol
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #37 on: Jul 26, 2019, 11:20 AM »
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.
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #38 on: Jul 26, 2019, 01:22 PM »
could they be stoneflies? pretty early for them though.

I think you are right! But no joke they were 4" long!
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #39 on: Jul 26, 2019, 02:38 PM »
yeah. they're big enough if your cruising in the boat and they hit you they hurt! they usually hatch right at dark. if they were yellow/ green they could be green drakes. they get pretty big too. the king of mayflies!
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #40 on: Jul 29, 2019, 12:14 PM »
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
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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #41 on: Jul 29, 2019, 01:29 PM »
could they be stoneflies? pretty early for them though.

Helgramittes most likely.  Stoneflies are a constant in New England streams year round. 

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Re: West Branch / Penobscott River ***UPDATE***
« Reply #42 on: Jul 29, 2019, 01:43 PM »
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

Pretty sure this is what they were. TY!
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