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.

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Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River 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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DUBBN

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DUBBN on Mar 17, 2013March 17th, 2013, 4:24 am EDT

I do not post on this forum very often, but I do spend alot of time here learning as much as I can. This is one of the more informative sites that I know of for Entomology and how it relates to trout. Keep up the fantastic work all,

Wayne

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Sayfu
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Sayfu on Mar 17, 2013March 17th, 2013, 5:33 am EDT

The "green machine"..been tying a bunch of soft hackles up myself with all kinds of little "triggers" in them.

Martinlf