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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.

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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JAD
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Alexandria Pa

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JAD on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 2:22 am EST
Twaz a beautiful spring day, I guessed right figuring the thaw would be slow at Erie.

Great fishing.
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,
Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

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Shawnny3 on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 10:17 am EST
Wow.

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Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Feb 10, 2009February 10th, 2009, 2:09 pm EST
Jad,

Water looks quite low - is that where you caught the steelies? Did you by chance see what Elk looked like?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Flags
Northwestern Pennsylvania

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Flags on Feb 17, 2009February 17th, 2009, 2:12 am EST
Jad.........that looks like Four Mile Creek........am I close?

Flags
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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Feb 17, 2009February 17th, 2009, 5:45 pm EST
Nice hat, John.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
JAD
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Alexandria Pa

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JAD on Feb 19, 2009February 19th, 2009, 9:16 am EST
Louis
I would try to sell my hat to you -Except---
You have one like it.

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,

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