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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

The trees were leafing out and the trout were rising on this productive Wisconsin stream

From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.

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Landscapes

Landscapes

Chasing trout in wild places is not just about the river and fish at the end, but the landscapes that shape them and are shaped by them.

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Volcano Meadow stretches out beneath the dormant cone of an old volcano deep in the Golden Trout Wilderness.

Foxtail pines below Cirque Peak

Some of the ancient trees in this grove are around 5,000 years old. They've aged well. They don't look a day over 4,900 to me.

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Big sky country!

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A small cloud dropped snow flurries and then moved out of the way so the sun would light them up.

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