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.

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From the Firehole River in Wyoming

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Dorsal view of a Tricorythodes (Leptohyphidae) (Trico) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

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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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Underwater Camera Comparison

Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Apr 6, 2007April 6th, 2007, 5:06 pm EDT

I just found this article linked from another forum. It's a comparison of the two current options in waterproof compact digital cameras:

Underwater Camera Shootout

I haven't had time to read past the first page yet, but it looks interesting. I use the Pentax Optio WPi, one of the predecessors of the W20 they discuss in the article.

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

JAD

Alexandria Pa

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JAD on Apr 7, 2007April 7th, 2007, 5:49 am EDT

I would like to have had more information on water proof cameras before I bought my new one.(Sony Cyber-shot)I have seen some really cool
pictures taken under water.

John Dunn

They fasten red (crimson red) wool around a hook, and fix onto the wool two feathers which grow under a cock’s wattles, and which in colour are like wax.
Radcliffe's Fishing from the Earliest Times,