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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.

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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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Jbarry72
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Reston, Virginia

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Jbarry72 on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 9:34 am EDT
Hi all!
I’m new to this site as of today. I’m hoping that someone may have some experience fishing this water. My brothers and I are heading up to fish Tomahawk creek flooding and a couple of us are hoping to fish the East branch of the black river for brook trout. Any advice would be welcome including other spots to fish in that area. I’m completely unfamiliar with the area, so any help is very much appreciated. We will be there the weekend of the 27th of June.

Thanks all,

Jon
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bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 12:03 pm EDT
Jon, wish I could be more helpful, but I have not fished the Black myself. I might suggest Michigan troutstreams a fly anglers guide, it is excellent book with good suggestions on access sights. Given that I have had people tell me to fish the area around Tin Shanty bridge, but that's just some folks I worked with. I think you will find folks up there very helpful, and the areas is goregus! My Grandpa was from Atlanta Michigan, and those folks are very proud of there brook trout.
Mike.
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Reston, Virginia

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Jbarry72 on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 11:32 pm EDT
Mike,
Thanks for the response, I’ll check that area out and let you know how it goes. I grew up in de Michigan and was always chasing bass and pike so making this trip home after several years looking for trout is like discovering a whole new state!

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