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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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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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Inexpensive Waterproof Camera

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Aug 24, 2019August 24th, 2019, 5:08 pm EDT

I'm going out west next summer and will take a camera, hoping it doesn't jinx me. Something small and not too pricey. Any recommendations or warnings?

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Troutnut

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Troutnut on Aug 24, 2019August 24th, 2019, 5:42 pm EDT

I've followed the reviews on waterproof point & shoot cameras lately, although I don't have one right now. The Olympus Tough TG-6 seems like the best one right now, and since it came out its predecessors like the TG-5 are probably cheaper and might still be fine for what you want.

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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Aug 25, 2019August 25th, 2019, 11:57 am EDT

Thanks, Jason. I'll take a look.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Strmanglr

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Strmanglr on Aug 30, 2019August 30th, 2019, 5:53 am EDT

I have a Canon point and shoot I bought from Best Buy years back, took great pics. I did a bunch of research back then. Top performers were Canon and Nikon. Go figure. There were only a couple waterproof ones when I shopped.

I decided against the waterproof because I liked the Canon that much more(had a Canon sir that was great). I also bought they're extended warranty for 2 years. They told me as long as I can produce the camera, if broke no matter how, they would replace it.

So, as it was sold to me, get the warranty, then if(when wink) it breaks before the warranty is expired, they will replace with equal value. Digital cameras only get better over time for the same or less money. Sure, I'll take that warranty.

That warranty ran in addition to the warranty it came with.

I tested how they handled the warranty. Within a couple months I fell in my local stream and swam out.

Camera was toast. Took it into Best Buy. Even though the camera was fully dry, they looked at it, 'looks like water damage'. Then they went and grabbed me a brand new one, nothing out of pocket.

Never played the game and broke it before the warranty ran out. Good camera still, just outdated now.

Troutnut

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Troutnut on Aug 31, 2019August 31st, 2019, 1:36 pm EDT

Yeah, "accidental drops and spills" warranties are fantastic for anglers, especially if you're not buying a model designed for actual underwater use. They've saved me quite a few times too, although I've never dropped a camera in the river that wasn't meant to go there.

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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Old_man
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Old_man on Sep 4, 2019September 4th, 2019, 2:55 pm EDT

I'm a GoPro user. Hero4 silver. I keep extra batteries recharged and ready to go.

It used to be sex, drugs and rock and roll; now it''s a good meal, a good crap and a good night's sleep.