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.

Two major forks of this grayling stream come together in this pretty pool.

From the Chena River in Alaska

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Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for 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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Learning to fly in NC!

Report at a Glance

General Region	North Carolina
Specific Location	Mountains
Dates Fished	November
Time of Day	Midday
Fish Caught	Brook/rainbow/brown trout

Details and Discussion

Frugalphysi
Florida

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Frugalphysi on Nov 8, 2016November 8th, 2016, 9:31 am EST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQH1EghBWY

Got out of my yak and put on some waders. My dad has been fly fishing for many years and took our family out in the mountains of North Carolina. What an awesome experience! Completely different from my comfort zone. Check out the video! Not sure how to post pictures on this forum...Hope you enjoy. Subscribe to my YouTube channel if you like! Tight lines!

Humbing to say the least...

Frugalphysio - Physical therapist with a passion for adventure! Quickly addicted to any and all fishing. Check out my YouTube channel to see all my adventures! https://www.youtube.com/user/theDrJimmer

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