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 Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This species was fairly abundant in a February sample of the upper Yakima.

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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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The Upper Platte, near Honor, MI

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Roguerat on Jul 6, 2014July 6th, 2014, 2:38 pm EDT

This is my first try at uploading pictures, the Upper Platter River in Benzie County, MI. A beautiful, fast, extremely 'woody' stream...it seemed like there were sweepers, blow-downs, and underwater trees every 50 feet! I caught 'planter' Browns nearly every outing, little guys 8-10" long but a lot of fun on a 6-foot 3-wt.

Tight lines,

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Roguerat on Jul 6, 2014July 6th, 2014, 2:52 pm EDT

River pics were 'lost in transit', I'll try again...

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