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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Amphizoa Beetle Larva Amphizoa Beetle Larva

Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

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).

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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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Labor Day Weekend in the Cumberland Valley

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Sep 3, 2013September 3rd, 2013, 5:34 am EDT

Well I guess summer is over. It was a busy, but good one. I got to fish with some fine Troutnutters, and that added some flavor to this summer. Spent some time on my local Cumberland Valley Spring Creeks this weekend. Tricos, terrestrials and Midges provided the dry fly action while I threw cress bugs to some pigs underneath. The fish were cooperative.

A nice 20"+ fish

A cress bug eating rainbow

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Sep 3, 2013September 3rd, 2013, 12:46 pm EDT

Glad to see some of my fellow troutnuts posting beautiful photos of their latest fishing adventures! Some nice colorful fish you have there Sir! Thanks for sharing.

Jonathon

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Sep 3, 2013September 3rd, 2013, 2:09 pm EDT

The fish were cooperative.

Or, they succumbed to persuasion.

Beautiful pics.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Sep 3, 2013September 3rd, 2013, 5:58 pm EDT

Louis...The lovely little spring creeks of the Cumberland figured they owed the boy one for having to put up with this Dutchman back in April. ;)

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