+1 Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
sounds like someone has developed "an addiction"! 
The large stonefly husks may have been there for 6 to 8 weeks. Most large species hatch in late spring or early summer & the shucks that stick to the rocks will sit there until a spate of water washes them off. Largish dry flies are often good attractors that will induce a rise. Good ones are stimulators , which imitate stoneflies and Royal Wulffs. I think I have posted recipes for both in the Flyfishing Cafe page.
“Addiction” is a strong word. Let’s just say I really dig it!
While I am on a learning curve for understanding and imitating bugs in moving waters, I think these shucks are a lot more recent that 6-8 weeks ago. I read accounts of golden stone hatches in the region just 1-2 weeks prior to our trip. The author said that the hatch was delayed due to late runoff. Additionally, the shucks on the rock were right at the waters edge. That rock was underwater not that long ago.
I fished a stimulator for a fair bit the first day. I was thinking along the lines you suggest: a bigger dry fly and one that might remind the fish of a recent hatch. My hook up ratio on the commercially tied stimulator was low and it seemed to me that the hook gape on the fly was too small. I then started fishing with larger parachute Adams and elk hair caddis patterns, whose hook I liked better, and my catch ratio improved. But yeah, a stimulator was the first fly I turned to when I thought that something bigger and bushier was in order.
Great Story
Thanks for the sharing and the pics
Thats some of the most satisfying fishing you can do .
It really is quite satisfying: stunning scenery, and streams with beautiful wild native trout that you have to put in some effort for. I like river river walking, reading the water and being thoughtful about my approach.
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