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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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Lateral view of a Female Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) 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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Updates from July 1, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from Minto Flats in Alaska

Minto Flats in Alaska
This sky was the perfect scenic complement to the wide-open marsh where we were pike fishing. From Minto Flats in Alaska
Talk about a bad hair day. This chartreuse/everglow deceiver had been through about 15 northern pike already. From Minto Flats in Alaska
I took this picture after midnight, when the pike fishing was still hot. From Minto Flats in Alaska

Closeup insects by Bnewell from Denali National Park in Alaska

Siphlonurus phyllis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph
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Siphlonurus phyllis (Siphlonuridae) (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph from Temporary ponds- Glacier Nat. Park in Alaska
This specimen was the first record from Montana and the first record from the mountain west except Alberta where it was first described. It was found in temporary ponds.The nymph has double gills on all segments. The abdominal stripe is an important feature for identification
Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Collected July 1, 2007 from Temporary ponds- Glacier Nat. Park in Alaska and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
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Updates from June 30, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from Minto Flats in Alaska

These caches are used by Alaskan natives to store supplies for pike-harvesting season in this network of sloughs and lakes. That's a raven on top of the left one. From Minto Flats in Alaska
A cow moose with her calf clamber out of the slough we were fishing for pike. From Minto Flats in Alaska
Minto Flats in Alaska
Minto Flats in Alaska
Out in this pike slough we made an interesting fine, a long-decayed moose carcass. Against my protest, my dad lifted the skull out of the water as a potential souvenir. However, it wasn't quite broken down to nothing-but-bone yet, and it smelled horrible, so it went back in the river. From Minto Flats in Alaska
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Updates from June 29, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from the Chena River and the Chatanika River in Alaska

Here my dad's fighting a very nice arctic grayling, and this photo caught it mid-jump at the end of his line. This one eventually shook the hook, but we both caught many more in the same size range. From the Chena River in Alaska
Here's a panorama of the junction of the North Fork of the Chena River and Middle Fork of the Chena River, where we my dad and I spent some time fishing for Arctic grayling on this float trip. From the Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
This is probably my largest grayling to date -- it's about 18 inches.
Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool. From the Chena River in Alaska
Pretty grayling fins. From the Chena River in Alaska
My dad fighting a grayling. From the Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
My dad nets a grayling. From the Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chatanika River in Alaska
What a great place for a fly line to be! From the Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
The Chena River in Alaska
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Updates from June 28, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from the Chatanika River in Alaska

The Chatanika River in Alaska
Here's the first of many new pictures of Alaska that I'll be putting online as soon as I get the chance. It's a panorama of my dad standing and looking across the valley of the river where we both caught our first arctic grayling an hour or so later. You've got to see it full-size to appreciate it. From the Chatanika River in Alaska
My dad went to great lengths to place a good cast above this high spruce sweeper into a little back slough where he saw a grayling rise. The cast was good, he assures me, but the grayling did not take. From the Chatanika River in Alaska
Here's a little bigger arctic grayling from my first day fishing for them.
My dad's first arctic grayling. From the Chatanika River in Alaska
The Chatanika River in Alaska
The Chatanika River in Alaska
Another entry into my "dad dropping a fish" series. Here he's dropping his first arctic grayling back in the drink. It was still on the hook, so we got a better picture shortly. From the Chatanika River in Alaska
Here's my first arctic grayling, about 8 inches long. I was just thrilled to have caught my first grayling; I had no idea I would go on to catch 25 more (mostly larger), and that the next day would make this one look slow! From the Chatanika River in Alaska
My dad walks back to the car after a few hours catching grayling. From the Chatanika River in Alaska

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Jocko River and Dog Lake in Montana

Female Drunella grandis (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Dun
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Female Drunella grandis (Ephemerellidae) (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Dun from the Jocko River in Montana
Collected June 28, 2007 from the Jocko River in Montana
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Collected June 28, 2007 from the Jocko River in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011
Leptophlebia cupida (Black Quill) Mayfly Nymph
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Leptophlebia cupida (Leptophlebiidae) (Black Quill) Mayfly Nymph from Dog Lake in Montana
Collected June 28, 2007 from Dog Lake in Montana
Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Collected June 28, 2007 from Dog Lake in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
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Updates from June 19, 2007

Closeup insects by Bnewell from Bowman Creek in Montana

Drunella pelosa Mayfly Nymph
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Drunella pelosa (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from Bowman Creek in Montana
This is a common species in states like Oregon and Washington but this is only the second time it has been collected in Montana.
Added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
Collected June 19, 2007 from Bowman Creek in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
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