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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New reel?

Brassie211

Altoona PA

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Brassie211 on Feb 24, 2015February 24th, 2015, 12:30 pm EST

I need a better reel but don't want to spend over $120. I was looking at the Orvis Battenkill 2 but saw a different one at the shop the other day. Any suggestions?

Orvis Silver label 7ft 5w. Orvis HLS Graphite 8 1/2 ft 5w.

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Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Feb 24, 2015February 24th, 2015, 2:27 pm EST

Go to the Cabela's on-line catalog. They have a bunch of nice reels in your price range. Here is a nice reel on sale for $20.00. For most of the trout fishing you will be doing in PA this reel will meet your needs. It has good line capacity, isn't too heavy, and has a modern disc drag.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Fly-Fishing/Fly-Fishing-Reels%7C/pc/104793480/c/104721480/sc/105572880/Cabelas-Wind-River-Fly-Reels/1307921.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ffly-fishing-reels%2F_%2FN-1102569%2B10000047%2FNe-10000047%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104793480%253Bcat104721480%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104793480%3Bcat104721480%3Bcat105572880

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Gus

colorado

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Gus on Mar 4, 2015March 4th, 2015, 10:29 am EST

I like to look through craigslist. You can find some really good deals on reels that would normally be out of your price range.
BUT if you said I only have $189 to spend I have some pretty good suggestions.

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