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.

A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background.

From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

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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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Green Mystery Pupa - my take

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DSFlyman on Jan 26, 2009January 26th, 2009, 9:50 am EST

A lot of great input. I tweaked it a bit and this is what I came up with.

On a lighter side, I posted this on some other forums - please take it with a grain... if you are interested.

This is the Obama Fly
http://dsflyfishing.com/obama-approves-new-obama-caddis-pupa

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Flags on Feb 13, 2009February 13th, 2009, 3:18 am EST

THe OBAMA FLY , offers a lot of promise but will it produce?

Stay focused on what is important in life...........

Troutnut