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.

Inlet of Upper Titcomb Lake

From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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Amphizoa Beetle Larva Amphizoa Beetle Larva

Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

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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Soft Hackle PMD Emerger

Bobbyg
North Carolina

Posts: 36

Bobbyg on Jun 26, 2010June 26th, 2010, 5:16 am EDT

Anyone got any pictures of their best Soft Hackle Pale Morning Dun Emerger? Looking for a good, effective emerger to have handy when fishing Rock Creek and the Blackfoot this August.

Thanks in advance!!

Bob

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after."

- Henry David Thoreau

Softhackle

Wellsville, NY

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Softhackle on Jun 27, 2010June 27th, 2010, 2:21 pm EDT

Pale Watery Dun Flymph

You might try this one.

Mark

"I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt

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Bobbyg
North Carolina

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Bobbyg on Jun 28, 2010June 28th, 2010, 2:21 am EDT

Thanks Mark!

Looks very fishy.

Bob

p.s. Sent you a personal message.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after."

- Henry David Thoreau