Last June we saw lots of these multi legged insects crawling around camp.
They would hatch into this after a few hours drying their wings in the sun. They had about a four inch wingspan.

Where can I get a fly to match this, Thanks?

Lots of places to find dragonfly nymph flys. Even your basic wooly bugger in olive or brown can make a passable dragonfly nymph, or something like a zug bug. I'm sure you could find a near-perfect imitation on the web, though.

The "adult" version with a 4" wingspan might be harder to find. I've seen damselfly dry flys around but not sure I've ever seen a big dragonfly. Anything with that much wind resistance won't be fun to cast, though - those are even bigger than Hex patterns.

Great idea about the wooly bugger, it would good. I have three of each color. I must have seen 100's of these last June.

Hi Savage,

Dragon fly nymphs are awesome patterns. I catch tons of fish on em. Both floating and sinking versions work and all fish eat em whenever they get a chance. Don't bother with the adults. Here are a few pics of mine.

Moonman.

Moonman should sell a BWCA fly assortment here. I will volunteer to be first in line.

I have tried those big damsel flies and don't like them. They look great in hand, but they are very wind resistant, the wings get fouled easily. I don't know how to fish them apart from letting them sit still. And they are fragile.

Thanks Moonman, I found a nice dragonfly nymph at an Orvis store.

No probs SV,

Let us know how you do with them. Also note that towards the mid to end of June, I find damsel fly nymphs are excellent as well. The dragonflies are usually hatching first though, anytime from mid may to mid June.

Moonman.