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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Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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Smeador on Mar 16, 2014March 16th, 2014, 7:45 am EDT

Friday evening was great. Landed 8 browns up to 13" - missed several more including a nice 18" fish. All released. Found a pool with stocked rainbows and put on an egg pattern. Took home 6 for the freezer.

Saturday was much different - windy and river was really crowded. Landed only 3 browns. Missed several nice fish on a streamer. Good hatch of #16 Blue Quills and #20 BWO started around lunch time. Only saw a single fish on top. Wind made it hard to get a single decent cast.

Called it a day...

RMlytle