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.

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Lateral view of a Male Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This dun emerged from a mature nymph on my desk. Unfortunately its wings didn't perfectly dry out.

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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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Windy Creek

The Windy Creek shown on this site flows west out of the Clearwater Mountains into the Susitna River near the Denali Highway bridge. It's not to be confused with the popular whitewater stream near Cantwell.

Landscape & scenery photos from Windy Creek

Windy Creek canyon

From Windy Creek in Alaska

Crossing part of Windy Creek. Most of Windy Creek flows under Valdez Road through culverts, but in a couple places it just washes over the road when it's high. It was a bit tricky riding the bikes through the flowing water over some rough cobble and trying not to get wet.

From Windy Creek in Alaska

Windy Creek in the canyon

From Windy Creek in Alaska

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