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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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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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One of the nicer brookies of the year.

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

Posts: 97

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

Jmd123

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...

Wbranch