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

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Hexagenia limbata

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Fishing Frankfort

Report at a Glance

General Region	Northwestern Michigan Lower Peninsula
Specific Location	Frankfort
Dates Fished	07/21/07
Time of Day	6:00 a.m.
Fish Caught	1 Steelhead, 2 King Salmon
Conditions & Hatches	Clear Skies, 60 degrees Fahrenheit, Fog on the water, just plain beautiful.

Details and Discussion

TrevorC
Interlochen, Michigan

Posts: 20

TrevorC on Jul 27, 2007July 27th, 2007, 8:19 am EDT

Action was great last Saturday morning. Got a late start, but we were fishing by 6:00 a.m. Hooked up with a 14 lb. Steelhead at 6:04 a.m. Picked up 2 King Salmon between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., lost two more. Some fish are definately getting an early start!

A buddy of mine caught his first Steelhead ever that morning. What a great day. I included pic's of the fish.

I'll see you down on the river...

TrevorC
Interlochen, Michigan

Posts: 20

TrevorC on Jul 27, 2007July 27th, 2007, 8:33 am EDT

Replying to my own post... I tried to upload some pics, it must not have worked. Sorry...

I'll see you down on the river...

CaseyP