Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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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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Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult Female Sweltsa borealis (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

Lateral view of a Female Sweltsa borealis (Chloroperlidae) (Boreal Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Harris Creek in Washington

I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.

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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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Steps25

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Steps25 on Nov 2, 2015November 2nd, 2015, 6:49 am EST

Completed a split cane rod for myself. Field tested and approved. 7 Casts, about 2 minutes to catch the first lil brown. Caught on GoPro too, I will post a vid when I can.

7'6" 5 WT
Tonkin Cane
Birdseye Maple real seat
Nickel Hardware
Silk Wraps

Enjoy

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Steps25

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Steps25 on Nov 2, 2015November 2nd, 2015, 6:50 am EST

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Smuggler on Nov 2, 2015November 2nd, 2015, 11:44 am EST

Doesn't get any better than that IMO.

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TimCat

Alanson, MI

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TimCat on Nov 2, 2015November 2nd, 2015, 3:07 pm EST

Very nice!

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Martinlf on Nov 2, 2015November 2nd, 2015, 6:00 pm EST

Impressive.

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

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Steps25

Connecticut

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Steps25 on Nov 3, 2015November 3rd, 2015, 6:16 am EST

Thanks all. Fun project and makes the catch all that more enjoyable.

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Steps25 on Nov 9, 2015November 9th, 2015, 2:36 pm EST

Here ya go

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Wbranch on Nov 9, 2015November 9th, 2015, 2:42 pm EST

Nice job. Nice little video and I'm sure it gave you much pleasure to split the culms, plane the segments, and perform all the other steps leading up to those first casts and hooking those fat little browns. Congratulations.

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Martinlf

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Martinlf on Nov 9, 2015November 9th, 2015, 5:16 pm EST

Beautiful work; thanks for sharing this.

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Steps25

Connecticut

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Steps25 on Nov 10, 2015November 10th, 2015, 1:22 pm EST

Beautiful work; thanks for sharing this.

Nice job. Nice little video and I'm sure it gave you much pleasure to split the culms, plane the segments, and perform all the other steps leading up to those first casts and hooking those fat little browns. Congratulations.

Thanks! Yes, definitely fulfilling to build, fish and even catch fish.

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Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Nov 10, 2015November 10th, 2015, 2:15 pm EST

Thanks step25, beautiful rod and cool video. I have gotten into fiberglass rods, but watching your video I might consider taking the plunge in making my own bamboo rod. My wife will thank you later!

Mike.

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Nov 10, 2015November 10th, 2015, 2:23 pm EST

Steven, that's a nice video, nice rod, and nice fishies! Gotta love those wearable cameras, makes the watcher feel like they are there! Well done and thanks for sharing.

Jonathon

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

CaseyP

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CaseyP on Nov 10, 2015November 10th, 2015, 3:41 pm EST

gee! that was better than...chocolate! no, really, that's one of the better videos i've seen in a long time. tells the story really well. been there, and yeah, it felt just like that!

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Steps25

Connecticut

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Steps25 on Nov 11, 2015November 11th, 2015, 5:38 am EST

Thanks step25, beautiful rod and cool video. I have gotten into fiberglass rods, but watching your video I might consider taking the plunge in making my own bamboo rod. My wife will thank you later!

Mike.

Thanks. Well, in addition to small garage shop I turned a spare bedroom into a rod shop. My girlfriend was certainly rolling her eyes when I was installing garage floor style tiles over the carpet... At least I'm protecting the carpet. So now you can tell your wife "at least I'm not doing what this crazy guy did"

Steven, that's a nice video, nice rod, and nice fishies! Gotta love those wearable cameras, makes the watcher feel like they are there! Well done and thanks for sharing.

Jonathon

Thanks! Fish on!

gee! that was better than...chocolate! no, really, that's one of the better videos i've seen in a long time. tells the story really well. been there, and yeah, it felt just like that!

Appreciate the feedback!

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Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Nov 15, 2015November 15th, 2015, 4:22 am EST

Steps25, nice video. how long have you been making rods?

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Feathers5 on Nov 16, 2015November 16th, 2015, 5:04 am EST

Nice video, thanks.

Steps25

Connecticut

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Steps25 on Nov 17, 2015November 17th, 2015, 6:01 am EST

Steps25, nice video. how long have you been making rods?

Thanks, Rods for several years but bamboo is relatively new to me. I've been calling this my first rod but that not really true, A couple years ago I got into it, spent a lot of time with tooling, forms, practicing etc. Had hand surgery which derailed me for a long time but got it back going again this past year and have been pretty active with it.

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