Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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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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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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Upper Peninsula of Michigan Spring 2012 Steelhead Highlights

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General Region	The U.P.
Specific Location	see above answer
Dates Fished	Spring time
Fish Caught	Steelhead obviously =)

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Pryal74

Escanaba, MI

Posts: 168

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

Northern CA & ID

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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

Escanaba, MI

Posts: 168

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
Into The Wild Fly Fishing

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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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.

"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