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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This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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Davem on Nov 29, 2017November 29th, 2017, 5:05 am EST
I figure if I got the trout to my feet I landed him. No net. If I can grab and twist the fly- the trout usually jumps free. here's some issues. I was trying that with a steelhead that got off a little before my feet and I wondered if I really caught him, with a net I'm sure I would have netted him but with the dancing around so you can grab the fly- too much dancing.
But I must admit, if I catch an unusual trout I'll look him over.
But I must admit, if I catch an unusual trout I'll look him over.
Strmanglr on Dec 10, 2017December 10th, 2017, 3:12 am EST
If you didn't remove the hook the fish wasn't landed.
If you were fishing to survive, to eat, then losing one at your feet still leaves you hungry.
If I'm interested in taking photos, I use my measure net. Net the fish, pull the hook, take the pic and dump the fish.
If gravity was so hard on fish you wouldn't see them jump out of the water.
If you were fishing to survive, to eat, then losing one at your feet still leaves you hungry.
If I'm interested in taking photos, I use my measure net. Net the fish, pull the hook, take the pic and dump the fish.
If gravity was so hard on fish you wouldn't see them jump out of the water.
Wbranch on Dec 10, 2017December 10th, 2017, 12:43 pm EST
If I touch a hooked trout I count it as landed. I go by the American Indian philosophy of "counting coup".
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Jmd123 on Dec 11, 2017December 11th, 2017, 3:22 am EST
Bring it to your hand and look it in the eye, and you can say that you've landed it. Just make sure that hand is good and wet and don't keep the poor thing out of the water for very long! I also use a measure net and it work wonderfully, nice soft mesh and instant length determination.
Jonathon
Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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