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.

Sunlight perfectly strikes the trees at a bend in the Foss River in the Washington Cascades.

From the Foss River in Washington

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Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).

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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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Pflueger medalist backing charts

Frodotrout
Long island new York

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Frodotrout on Feb 20, 2019February 20th, 2019, 1:44 pm EST

Can anyone post any info regarding backing capacity for 1494 1495 medalists

Wbranch

York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Feb 20, 2019February 20th, 2019, 10:12 pm EST

The Plueger Medalist 1494 (and all Medalist's) have quite a large arbor but not a large overall diameter like modern large arbor fly reels. It depends on whether you are putting on a double taper or weight forward line. A WF7 has less mass than a DT6. Also the type of backing, braided Dacron, or gel spun will also dictate how much you can wind on. In case you are unaware gel spun backing has a much smaller diameter than braided Dacron for the same break strength. I have seen braided Dacron in 10#, 20#, and 30# break strengths. If the target species seldom get bigger than 10# then you could use that backing. I think though if you are using a WF6 or WF7 you will be able to put on at least 75 yards.

Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.