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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This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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Report at a Glance
| General Region | The U.P. |
| Specific Location | see above answer |
| Dates Fished | Spring time |
| Fish Caught | Steelhead obviously =) |
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Pryal74 on Sep 24, 2012September 24th, 2012, 8:57 am EDT
This is a short highlight video I constructed of our spring season footage of fly fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I hope you enjoy.
-James Pryal
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Entoman on Sep 24, 2012September 24th, 2012, 4:12 pm EDT
Very nice, Jim. It appears that the water (at least in the video) is fairly intimate. Any water up there big enough for swinging flies with a spey rod?
"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
Pryal74 on Sep 24, 2012September 24th, 2012, 5:24 pm EDT
@ Entoman, Some of the places are. There are a few rivers where you can. I try to keep any footage that is telling, out of my videos. But, yes, most of the rivers here are smaller. Some of these are even small for my 7 wt 10 foot Sage.
-James Pryal
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Entoman on Sep 24, 2012September 24th, 2012, 10:00 pm EDT
That's wise. I'm glad to hear it, though. There's nothing like a wild steelhead with room to run.
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