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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.

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Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington
This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
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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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Landscape & scenery photos from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River

The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
A short (about 12") but football-fat, hard-fighting Henry's Fork rainbow. This was probably the best fish I caught in a morning of Trico fishing, although I hooked a nicer one--maybe 17"--and couldn't keep it out of the ubiquitous mats of vegetation on a 7X Trico tippet.
Thick clouds of mating caddisflies along the banks of the Henry's Fork. From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Upper Mesa Falls From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Upper Mesa Falls From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Lower Mesa Falls From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The sky darkened along the banks of the Henry's Fork by clouds of morning Trico spinners. From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
The Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Typical view of the upper part of the famous Harriman Ranch section of the Henry's Fork. From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
I was fairly astonished to see a river so wide that could be waded all the way across. From the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho

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