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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Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult 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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My first Central Pa, brownie

IEatimago
Spring Mills, PA

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IEatimago on Jul 2, 2007July 2nd, 2007, 8:38 am EDT

full-sized version

JAD

Alexandria Pa

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JAD on Jul 2, 2007July 2nd, 2007, 2:27 pm EDT

Nice brown Jason, what did he take.

JaD

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,

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Troutnut on Jul 2, 2007July 2nd, 2007, 9:27 pm EDT

Congratulations!

I fixed the picture and link for you. (The code straight from photobucket doesn't work.)

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IEatimago
Spring Mills, PA

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IEatimago on Jul 3, 2007July 3rd, 2007, 2:55 am EDT

that one took a parachute adams,

BxRxTxK
western NC

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BxRxTxK on Jul 3, 2007July 3rd, 2007, 4:43 am EDT

nice brown...

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