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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.

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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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Krackleback

Richland, MO

Posts: 1

Krackleback on Sep 23, 2011September 23rd, 2011, 5:22 pm EDT

Hello,

I'm a retired National Park Ranger that is now rediscovering fly fishing. I was an avid fly fisherman from the time I was 8 until I got out of high school. Then work and raising a family took over and I moved away from trout streams.

Now that I'm retired I'm rediscovering the joy and grace of trout fishing. I'm hoping to start tying my own flies and I've finally located a local group of folks who seem willing to indulge a lot of questions.

I look forward to learning from all of you and hopefully being able to share as well as I progress in this wonderful hobby!

Tight Lines,

dale

Motrout

Posts: 319

Motrout on Sep 23, 2011September 23rd, 2011, 5:33 pm EDT

Hey, it's good to see another Missouri trout fisherman on here! If you're in Richland, I'd just bet we fish quite a few of the same streams. I do quite a bit of of my trout fishing in the spring creeks not too far from there, around Rolla.

I'll be looking forward to your posts!

"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach
http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

Posts: 2600

Oldredbarn on Sep 23, 2011September 23rd, 2011, 5:40 pm EDT

Dale,

Welcome. We are a pretty diverse lot here and never short of opinions, but willing to share...

The help of your local group will get you back to speed and maybe we can fill in any gaps.

Its a great pastime this obsession of ours. Welcome back!

Spence

"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood