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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 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).
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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Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jul 15, 2017July 15th, 2017, 8:24 am EDT
Jason,

Lovely stream and photos. What was that black elongated mass in the bottom of the pool in picture #4?

I assume wild rainbows and maybe some cutthroat? Any steelhead?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Crepuscular
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Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Jul 16, 2017July 16th, 2017, 4:04 am EDT
Very nice Jason. Thanks for posting. Cool to see some West Coast Epeorus!

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