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.

A small, old rock wing dam has created an excellent riffle and pool in this classic trout stream.

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Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) 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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By Troutnut on March 26th, 2012

I had an unexpected photo opportunity while walking around campus today, and snapped this raven with my phone's camera. I wrote it a little verse for it in the caption. Not a haiku, mind you. I live by the forum rules, too.

Photos by Troutnut from Miscellaneous Alaska in Alaska

High upon a signpost rearing, down upon pedestrians jeering,
Squawking rather nasty things not heard from any bird before;
Parking regulations broken, yet the bird paid not a token,
And the bird was so outspoken, taunting watchers at its fore,
Taunting that it need not pay the fee that we abhor.
This it laughed, and then it soared.

From University of Alaska Fairbanks in Alaska

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Touchet River in Washington

Female Perlinodes aurea (Springfly) Stonefly Adult

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Female Perlinodes aurea (Perlodidae) (Springfly) Stonefly Adult from the Touchet River in Washington

Collected March 26, 2012 from the Touchet River in Washington

Added by Bnewell on March 27, 2012

Collected March 26, 2012 from the Touchet River in Washington and added by Bnewell on March 27, 2012

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Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Mar 29, 2012March 29th, 2012, 10:17 pm EDT

What's going on with this thread? How did these two get hooked up? Anyway, loved the great photo of the raven and the fun limerick!

"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman

Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Mar 30, 2012March 30th, 2012, 1:06 pm EDT

They're both site updates from the same day. That's how the automatic posts from the front page of the site are organized into the forum. I coded it that way thinking usually there would only be one contributor per day (so it would join all the photos & specimens from a particular fishing trip or something). It does get to looking a bit funny when people add two very different things though.

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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

Posts: 2604

Entoman on Mar 30, 2012March 30th, 2012, 1:34 pm EDT

Ah, very good. That bird is a great subject. That photo was from your phone? Amazing!

"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman

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