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.

Middle Fork Snoqualmie

From the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington

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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington

This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.

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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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Strange brew(s)...subtitled, the wreckage the boys left behind

Jmd123 has attached these 12 pictures. The message is below.

I don't wanna paint the boys as lushes, but there are 31 (thirty-one) empty beers in this photo

Not sure how they got ahold of this one...

Is someone going to come after me for having this? Ah, that's OK, I'm well armed...

OK, I've at least seen this one before...

What Jonathon drinks instead of beer, pitcher courtesy my Sister the Barista

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Aug 2, 2019August 2nd, 2019, 4:57 am EDT

Well, I did say the boys had a good time, and here's (some of the) evidence. Besides what you see here they were also having mixed drinks...the vast majority was consumed at my place after the outdoor adventures. And I'm not even a beer drinker, never been...figure there are plenty of them on this site however who will get a kick out of these miscellaneous variations on the concept of beer. Enjoy!

Jonathon

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

Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Aug 2, 2019August 2nd, 2019, 7:27 am EDT

Looks like the boys have good taste in my favorite beverage! Yes Oberon is greattttt! You cant go wrong with a beer brewed by Bells! My favorite lunch time treat when fishing is Kogels pickled baloney, any good cheese, and a Oberon.
Mike.