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.

Outlet stream of Upper Titcomb Lake

From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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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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Emerald shiner steehead

Wbranch has attached these 5 pictures. The message is below.

You will note these are just 2D eyes. I now only use 3D eyes

I don't know if the addition of the lateral line is really required. But adding them is pretty easy so I keep doing it. It appears this fly doesn't have it.

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Oct 2, 2020October 2nd, 2020, 8:26 am EDT

These fish were all caught on that emerald shiner pattern.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Oct 2, 2020October 2nd, 2020, 8:46 am EDT

Beautiful Matt, luckily for you the Lake Erie steelhead fishery has crashed, I wish I could say the same for the lake Huron fishery. The Ausable River below Foote dam is a nothing like it was in the 80's. But I you simply have to adjust for that fishery, so I did, and now I find myself fishing for trout in the special regs fisheries. I really enjoy streamer fishing, and Im always looking for new patterns to try.
Mike.

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Oct 2, 2020October 2nd, 2020, 11:28 am EDT

I re-posted two of the pictures.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.