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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Zapada cinctipes (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph Zapada cinctipes (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Zapada cinctipes (Nemouridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

Nymphs of this species were fairly common in late-winter kick net samples from the upper Yakima River. Although I could not find a key to species of Zapada nymphs, a revision of the Nemouridae family by Baumann (1975) includes the following helpful sentence: "2 cervical gills on each side of midline, 1 arising inside and 1 outside of lateral cervical sclerites, usually single and elongate, sometimes constricted but with 3 or 4 branches arising beyond gill base in Zapada cinctipes." This specimen clearly has the branches and is within the range of that species.

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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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Zipper
Church Hill, TN

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Zipper on Jul 7, 2008July 7th, 2008, 2:39 pm EDT

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and would appreciate some advice. I am currently in the market for a 4,5,or 7 piece "travel rod" in 4 or 5 weight. I have looked at the cabelas stowaway 5 piece and the Bass Pro Shop Hobbs creek brand oufits. Has anyone had any experience with either of these? I fish mainly the tail waters of East TN and the Smokies. Thanks in advance for the help.

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jul 7, 2008July 7th, 2008, 7:12 pm EDT

Zipper, try the Cabelas Three Forks 4-piece rods. I have their 4-piece 8 1/2-foot 5-weight (old version, moderate action) and I love it - especially since I only paid $55 for it (two years ago - it's now $60-65, but check their website since they're having some sales including reels and lines, you can get a good deal on a whole outfit). I have been a fly rodder for 23 years and I can really throw well on this rod - it has a little extra snap when I go to shoot line that lets me really punch them out there. They've apparently updated the action to moderate-fast and I haven't tried the new ones yet, but for the price the rod that I have is a rediculously good deal. If I were you I would try to handle one before you buy it to see just how it feels to you, depending on what kind of rod action suits you best.

Hope this helps!

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...