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 Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.

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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 7, 2007

Photos by Troutnut from the Delta River, the Gulkana River, Donnelly Creek, and Miscellaneous Alaska in Alaska

Here's my first Alaskan salmon, a small king that put up a fun fight.

Here's a nice view of the Alyeska Pipeline from the highway.

From Richardson Highway in Alaska

This float trip gave us a couple views of the distant peak of Mount Wrangell, an inactive volcano.

From the Gulkana River in Alaska

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Gulkana River in Alaska

Female Drunella doddsii (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Dun

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Lateral view of a Female Drunella doddsii (Ephemerellidae) (Western Green Drake) Mayfly Dun from the Gulkana River in Alaska

I still haven't got my good camera gear set up, but I wanted to get my first Alaskan bug specimen online, so I photographed this one with my point+shoot in the raft.

Collected July 7, 2007 from the Gulkana River in Alaska

Added by Troutnut on July 19, 2007

Collected July 7, 2007 from the Gulkana River in Alaska and added by Troutnut on July 19, 2007