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

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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.

The trees were leafing out and the trout were rising on this productive Wisconsin stream

From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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Big hucho hucho gets away...

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General Region	Slovenia
Specific Location	Sava Bohinjka near to Bohinjska Bela
Dates Fished	04-07 december 09
Time of Day	10.00 pm
Fish Caught	Hucho hucho
Conditions & Hatches	Clear water but quite high, to clear to fish with flyrod... after one cast the fish goes down and stops feeding

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Luc384
Belgium / zoersel

Posts: 14

Luc384 on Dec 10, 2009December 10th, 2009, 12:34 am EST

Water to clear to fish with flyrod for huchen (taimen)... after one cast the fish goes down and stops feeding, we changed for a spinner on advice from our guide.. not what we wanted but it beats going home without a catch and it's still fishing..
After a short drill the hucho took his freedom, but we did manage to get it on film..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHfbxnYeaPo

enjoy,

Luc

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Tilman
Gemany

Posts: 37

Tilman on Dec 10, 2009December 10th, 2009, 3:06 am EST

Wonderful Water , as i already commented on youtube ;)

Do you know how much the day ticket was ? Or how much a weeks fishing would be ?

I just looked at google maps and this is a 6,5 hour drive from my home (and i live in germany on the border to france).

"Live and Learn" - Mr. Spock

http://www.directupload.net/galerie/154319/LfyCOrbM3j/0

Martinlf