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.

Lone tree on a rock in the middle of Big Lake. Fittingly, Big Lake is the largest of several short wide spots in the upper Brule River.

From the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin

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This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).

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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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Good Camera Outfit

Delablobbo
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Delablobbo on Nov 7, 2009November 7th, 2009, 1:07 am EST

I'm looking for a good digital SLR type camera outfit that will allow me to shoot good pictures for magazine submissions. I've published stories in Fly Rod & Reel and American Angler, but could get more published with pictures. Is there a good basic outfit I can buy, say with a good
quality zoom (tell me your preffered lens) and a macro. I'm hoping to get it to two or three lenses. I'm trying to spend under $1000.00. What say ye?

UPTroutBum
Marquette, MI

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UPTroutBum on Nov 7, 2009November 7th, 2009, 2:20 am EST

Girlfriend just purchased a Nikon D5000 I believe. From the photos I've received it takes amazing pictures, I think it was about $800. We live on opposite sides of the country so I haven't actually used the camera, but worth checking into.

" The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with
all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas." John Voelker

UPTroutBum
Marquette, MI

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UPTroutBum on Nov 7, 2009November 7th, 2009, 2:21 am EST

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25452/D5000.html

ok $679 suggested retail

" The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with
all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas." John Voelker

JOHNW

Chambersburg, PA

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JOHNW on Nov 10, 2009November 10th, 2009, 7:55 am EST

Are you looking for body and two good lenses for less the a grand or body only?

If body and lens consider looking for a refurb body (canon factory refurb comes with full waranty) that way you can put more $$$$ toward the glass.
As for zooms I like sigma and tamron super zooms I used the sigma 18-200 for my ME vacation and loved it although I would advise going with an IS model to extend shooting times and hand hold ability.
I can't comment on the Macro side of things as that is an areana I have not yet ventured into.
Your milage may vary,
JW

"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn

Trtklr
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Michigan

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Trtklr on Nov 13, 2009November 13th, 2009, 7:54 am EST

sigma as i understand it has a zoom lens with a macro. i remember this from when i bought my traditional slr. i didn't buy the lens with the macro as i didn't see use for it at the time, :( now i'm bummin. i think it was a 80-200mm. then i have a 28-80mm. buy a 2x converter and you should be good for almost anything. i researched at that time quite extensively and found cannon was what i liked.

I have seen nothing more beautiful than the sunrise on a cold stream.

Trtklr
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Trtklr on Nov 13, 2009November 13th, 2009, 7:56 am EST

also, i've said this before. i would buy from best buy and get the 4yr warranty. i've went swimming once while fishing and soaked my camera, they told me to go over to the case and get another, no cost.

I have seen nothing more beautiful than the sunrise on a cold stream.