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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.

Lateral view of a Male Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This dun emerged from a mature nymph on my desk. Unfortunately its wings didn't perfectly dry out.
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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Updates from April 20, 2008

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Flathead River in Montana

Claassenia sabulosa (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from the Flathead River-lower in Montana

Updates from January 31, 2008

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Flathead River in Montana

Claassenia sabulosa (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from the Flathead River-upper in Montana

Updates from September 6, 2007

Closeup insects by Bnewell from Crazy Beaver Spring in Montana

Updates from September 4, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from Fish Creek, the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River, and Dalton Highway in Alaska

Who knew purple was a fall color?
It's hard to capture the full beauty of a well-colored arctic grayling in a photo that can't show its iridescence.  This one was just so colorful he pretty much made up for it.
Fish Creek in Alaska
These were the first aurora I saw after moving to Alaska, rising over a mountain above the moonlit Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range above the Arctic Circle.

From the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in Alaska
These bear tracks made ma a little bit more alert than I was before.  They're not same-hour fresh, but they're also not especially old, and who knows how far that bear moved?  I never did see it, but who knows if it saw me?

From Fish Creek in Alaska
Middle Fork Koyukuk

From the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in Alaska
Close-up of an arctic grayling's eye.
Morning mist over a little marshy pond on the south side of Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range.

From Dalton Highway in Alaska

Underwater photos by Troutnut from Fish Creek in Alaska

Fish Creek in Alaska
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