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.

Cedar sweepers line the fertile spring creek headwaters of a famous trout stream.

From the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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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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Oldredbarn

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Oldredbarn on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 9:20 am EST

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

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Sayfu
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Sayfu on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 11:23 am EST

Wow!..Looks beautiful. I use to live in a big home, made of limestone with a light blue streak through it that came from a quarry in Ohio. We had the home built, and I watched them drop off piles of these blue limestone rocks on our property, and the bricks were chiseled right on the property.

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Troutnut on Dec 18, 2011December 18th, 2011, 1:39 pm EST

I can put up a few hundred if you can manage the other $8,999,700!

When do we sign?

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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

GldstrmSam

Fairbanks, Alaska

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GldstrmSam on Dec 20, 2011December 20th, 2011, 11:52 am EST

Sorry, but my first priority is to get a new rod and reel.

Looks AMAZING!. I'll need to come visit you whenever you get it.:)

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm. ~Patrick F. McManus

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Dec 21, 2011December 21st, 2011, 4:43 am EST

When do we sign?

Let's see...Maybe sometime when you are back in the lower 48...:) Could be a while, no?

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Merry Christmas Mr. & Mrs. TroutNut...I hope you two are hunkered down in your igloo till spring! Hey! Speaking of igloos. Have you ever read "Kabloona" by Gontran de Poncins? This might be a good distraction read so cabin fever won't set in...I should of got it for you as a Christmas gift.