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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.

I caught several wild and colorful 8-9 inch brook trout in the clear little pool below this waterfall. From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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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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Smallstream
State College, PA

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Smallstream on Aug 16, 2007August 16th, 2007, 3:29 am EDT

Do you guys think this brookie hit the 10" mark?

pic of the stream

me peering over a small footbridge, for some reason the brookies didnt scoot for cover, strange.
IEatimago
Spring Mills, PA

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IEatimago on Aug 16, 2007August 16th, 2007, 4:15 am EDT
nice one small stream!
IEatimago
Spring Mills, PA

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IEatimago on Aug 16, 2007August 16th, 2007, 4:15 am EDT
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Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Aug 16, 2007August 16th, 2007, 1:09 pm EDT
There's only one thing I can call streams with fish like that: Holy Waters. And I'm not even religious! Small brookie streams are magical places with beautiful fish, good for cleansing the soul.

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

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Wbranch on Aug 16, 2007August 16th, 2007, 1:27 pm EDT
Maybe 10" if you use the "Fishermen's ruler".
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

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