Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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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.

Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool.

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Artistic view of a Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.

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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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Fly fishing at the spillway below Jenkinson lake

Albz
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Albz on Oct 4, 2008October 4th, 2008, 3:01 pm EDT

had a 30 fish day just browns.
7-12 inches on zug bug under a indicator up a foot

Odamark
Auburn, CA.

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Odamark on Jun 7, 2009June 7th, 2009, 10:57 am EDT

Went late afternoon, overcast and about 52 degrees. No water coming down from the spillway. Lots of little fish (5 inches). Used a "zub bug" (#18) with an indicator. The hike was fun but not really worth making an out-of-the-way trip.

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Martinlf on Jun 10, 2009June 10th, 2009, 3:14 pm EDT

Never fished it; were they stockies, or wild?

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Odamark
Auburn, CA.

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Odamark on Jun 11, 2009June 11th, 2009, 6:06 am EDT

Martinlf,

I am not going to blow smoke, I am so new to identifying fish I'd probably get it wrong anyways! LOL I am going to guess wild in the sense that their color and size weren't of the "stock" type I found at "Forebay" Reservoir (which is located write outside the main road {Carson Road} across from the Safeway in town).

A biologist friend told me at one time there were some big Browns down there, that was not the case for me.