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.
This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
Tigermidge on Apr 7, 2013April 7th, 2013, 3:46 pm EDT
I found this guy and was intriged by the spot on the legs and body.
It's impossible to explain the attraction except to say that steelheading is like golf: viewed objectively , it makes no sense, but some people like it.
Tigermidge on Apr 8, 2013April 8th, 2013, 8:27 pm EDT
Because of the low water the past two years I have not seen any lately.
Mark
It's impossible to explain the attraction except to say that steelheading is like golf: viewed objectively , it makes no sense, but some people like it.