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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Landscape & scenery photos from the Upper Truckee River

Carson Pass from the trail to the Little Truckee

From the Upper Truckee River in California
Lupine and paintbrush surround the stream.

From the Upper Truckee River in California
My first Lahontan cutthroat

From the Upper Truckee River in California
Beautiful meadow in the headwaters of the Upper Truckee.

From the Upper Truckee River in California
Pretty little stream-resident Lahontan cutthroat trout

From the Upper Truckee River in California
The Upper Truckee River in California
The Upper Truckee River in California
By the standards of the Upper Truckee in the meadow I fished, this was a large, very enticing, easy-to-fish pool.

From the Upper Truckee River in California
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