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.

The trees were leafing out and the trout were rising on this productive Wisconsin stream

From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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Lateral view of a Male Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This dun emerged from a mature nymph on my desk. Unfortunately its wings didn't perfectly dry out.

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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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Report at a Glance

General Region	Western Catskills
Specific Location	West Branch Delaware
Dates Fished	June 2 - 3
Time of Day	8:00 - 12:00 both days
Fish Caught	Wild Brown Trout
Conditions & Hatches	Falling high water, 1800 cfs, significant turbidity, less than one foot visibility, no insect hatches.

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

Posts: 2635

Wbranch on Jun 4, 2013June 4th, 2013, 5:02 am EDT

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

Posts: 920

Crepuscular on Jun 4, 2013June 4th, 2013, 5:16 am EDT

Nice. Location, location, location. Oh and good timing too ;)

Kschaefer3

St. Paul, MN

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Kschaefer3 on Jun 4, 2013June 4th, 2013, 8:57 am EDT

That is awesome! The last picture is one dark fish, love the coloration! Don't you just love when everything falls into place and big fish are eating heavily? That seems to happen more for you than for me though :)

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