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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.

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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From a trout stream...or a coral reef?
Do they really make a fish more colorful than this?
Tight little brookie waters, no problem having this all to myself!
Colt's-foot blooming next to another little brookie stream
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Jmd123 on Apr 29, 2020April 29th, 2020, 5:45 am EDT
Well, with the drop in traffic due to the Plague, and a new location riddled with little brookie creeks buried in the brush, I fished the opening day of Michigan's regular trout season, with success! They sure weren't big, but the colors were comparable with some of the saltwater fish I caught in Florida!! Quality, not quantity...two brought to hand and a third took a nip at my #10 POG Bugger, an early-season performer that has worked well in the past. Trust me, I got my exercise in on this little fishing trip!

Tight lines to those going out soon! Threw in a couple more pics of spring things, including monster turkeys which frequently cross my front lawn...

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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Partsman on Apr 29, 2020April 29th, 2020, 12:53 pm EDT
Pretty fish, and nice bird. I went yesterday, one brown and couple little brookies. Water was very low although that changed overnight. All so discovered a leak in my waders, I took a pretty bad fall in early march tripped over a rock so maybe that's when I did it. Hopefully water levels get back to a more fishable flow soon.
Mike.
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Martinlf on Apr 29, 2020April 29th, 2020, 2:49 pm EDT
Beautiful! Thanks for posting. I'm thinking about hitting a little brookie stream soon myself.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

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