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.

We were lucky to be able to fish through this storm as it skirted around us to the north, giving us just enough clouds to prompt a BWO hatch but keeping the lighting at a safe distance.

From Slough Creek in Wyoming

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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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FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Jan 2, 2011January 2nd, 2011, 10:31 am EST

Damselfly nymph

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Jan 3, 2011January 3rd, 2011, 4:06 am EST

Very well tied, you have a lot of patience!

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Jan 3, 2011January 3rd, 2011, 10:50 am EST

Thanks Wbranch . Now if I could just find a way to make get jiggy like the live one does , then we'd have something.
Fred

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Gutcutter

Pennsylvania

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Gutcutter on Jan 4, 2011January 4th, 2011, 4:34 am EST

beautiful

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Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jan 4, 2011January 4th, 2011, 5:26 am EST

Pretty darned realistic if you ask me. You should put that one in a vial of alcohol and see how many entomologists you can fool!!

;oD

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Jan 4, 2011January 4th, 2011, 7:57 am EST

Thanks Guys . Jonathan if it just fools a fish or two , it will be good enough for me.
Fred

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Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jan 5, 2011January 5th, 2011, 2:35 pm EST

I did a nice olive damselfly nymph once (yeah, only one - I need to recreate it in multiples some day) on a streamer hook with a few strands of olive marabou for the tail/gills, olive floss body with thin silver wire for segmentation, olive hackle tied flat/splayed for legs, and burnt black mono eyes. It looked pretty good and I even think I caught a few fish on it (though I think they were warmwater species, but hey, they're found everywhere). Yours should be pretty deadly, especially with those realistic legs...go get 'em!

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

FredH

Lake Charles , Louisiana

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FredH on Jan 6, 2011January 6th, 2011, 11:34 am EST

Thanks Jonathon I'd like to see yours when you get some more tied.
Fred

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