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 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).

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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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OLIVER EDWARDS HOOKS

Ketcrk
Bloomsburg,Pa.

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Ketcrk on Feb 9, 2008February 9th, 2008, 8:46 am EST

Anyone know where you can buy Oliver Edwards hooks ?
A lot of shops don't know they exist.

JAD

Alexandria Pa

Posts: 362

JAD on Feb 10, 2008February 10th, 2008, 5:24 am EST

Hi there
Here is a link for his midge hooks,
http://www.partridge-of-redditch.co.uk/Hooks/catalogue2004/about.htm#6

JAd

They fasten red (crimson red) wool around a hook, and fix onto the wool two feathers which grow under a cock’s wattles, and which in colour are like wax.
Radcliffe's Fishing from the Earliest Times,

Professor
Flemington, New Jersey

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Professor on Feb 20, 2008February 20th, 2008, 2:51 pm EST

These hooks are now discontinued. About a year ago I bought some from Chris Helm at Whitetail Fly Tieing in Toledo, OH who still had a few packages of them. Chris may still have some old stock. Check with him.