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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.

Of all the pools I've fished, this one was most deserving of the colorful little brook trout it held.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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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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31'' and 10-15 pounds??

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Feb 22, 2009
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Feb 10, 2009
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Early Season Chrome

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Another Head
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Re: Today's Banner
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Re: One last Brookie

Big Spring Brookie

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Jul 27, 2008
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Male Brookie
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Jul 20, 2008
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Re: Montana snow peak in June

Beaverhead moonrise

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Nice Brown Trout
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Re: Montana Trout love Yorkshire wets
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Clarks Fork
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Mar 16, 2008
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Re: First big lake run brown!

I was told that the mark on his side is a lamprey mark.

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Mar 15, 2008
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