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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Dorsal view of a Isoperla (Perlodidae) (Stripetails and Yellow Stones) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

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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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Cool grayling spawning video

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Troutnut on Apr 28, 2016April 28th, 2016, 7:40 pm EDT

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game put up a new Facebook page about sport fishing in interior Alaska in general. Their first post is a cool video of spawning grayling:

https://www.facebook.com/ADFGSportFishingInterior/

They asked me to share it with this community and I'm happy to oblige.

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Millcreek on Apr 28, 2016April 28th, 2016, 8:18 pm EDT

Cool video. Quite the headbangers.

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