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.

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Lateral view of a Female Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

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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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should've worn spikes but a beautiful river anyway!

Report at a Glance

General Region	UP of MIchigan, far west
Specific Location	Gogebic Co, Presque Isle River
Dates Fished	July 12th
Time of Day	7 am
Fish Caught	(2) one smallish brown, same approx size rainbow
Conditions & Hatches	clear to scattered cloud cover, day temp was low 80's, water was cold (no stream thermometer, but cold nonetheless) no hatches visibly rising, used wooly bugger, sz 12, and shiner-minnow bucktail streamer also a 12

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Roguerat

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Roguerat on Aug 8, 2011August 8th, 2011, 1:43 pm EDT

my first time in the Presque Isle, this was just south of the campground bearing same name at Porcupine Mts . I could only wade to the edge of the faster current due to EXTREMELY slippery shale or bedrock bottom- even standing still I still slid downhill ever so steadily.I was wearing cleated Korkers and shuffling.

since I didn't feel very safe w/o spikes or a spiked wading staff I let things go at that and got out after repeated slow slides.