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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Link To All Photos Alaska

Feathers5
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Feathers5 on Oct 1, 2013October 1st, 2013, 5:24 am EDT

Jason, didn't you once have a link to all photos frm Alaska? It would be a nice idea, of course, that's my idea. I also thought someday man would fly. What do I know.
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Troutnut on Oct 1, 2013October 1st, 2013, 9:58 am EDT

http://www.troutnut.com/trout-fly-fishing-streams/of-Alaska

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Lastchance on Oct 1, 2013October 1st, 2013, 2:10 pm EDT

Thanks, Jason. Wasn't it formally on the home page?

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Troutnut on Oct 1, 2013October 1st, 2013, 5:33 pm EDT

I used to have some Alaska photos in a separate Wordpress blog linked from the sidebar of all the pages on this site, but then I switched to just putting them on the main site (even if they aren't from fishing trips). They're in the same spot they've always been on here (since I put them up).

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist