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  • Jun 28, 2008 at 7:50 pm #3250
    spencer ballard
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    Night fishing in Northern Michigan and picked the right week as the hex fishing was out of this world.
    Approximately 7 Browns over 18″ were caught, here is a small sampling of some of the fish caught although I am waiting on more pictures that were taken on other cameras.

    Above shot is a 19.5″ Buttery Brown I caught to start the trip out right.

    A 20″ Brown caught after another brown of 18″ jumped out of my hands just before the picture was taken.

    Release of the above mentioned beast.

    Josh’s very happy with his 22″ Brown.

    Again, Josh’s Brown – a fish that we thought would be the record of the trip.

    The above fish was caught by a close friend who had never caught a Brown over 18″ and this fish pushed 24.5″.  

    Here it is again.

    and again.

    I plan to attempt a repeat next year.

     

    Jun 30, 2008 at 2:25 am #27093
    Tim Pommer
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    Few people actually can relate to the madness of the hex.

    Jun 30, 2008 at 1:45 pm #27094
    mark s
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    Yeah that is awesome – nice work

    Jun 30, 2008 at 2:45 pm #27095
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Few people actually can relate to the madness of the hex.

    Jun 30, 2008 at 4:24 pm #27096
    Avatar photoTim Angeli
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    Spencer,

    Great report.

    Jun 30, 2008 at 9:47 pm #27097
    Avatar photoT. Wiles
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    You absolutely cannot beat the thrill of big browns at night.

    Jul 1, 2008 at 12:30 am #27098
    Aaron Otto
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    You guys ever fished it on the Brule?

    Jul 1, 2008 at 1:28 am #27099
    Tim Pommer
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    You guys ever fished it on the Brule?

    Not yet.

    Jul 1, 2008 at 2:56 am #27100
    Eric DeWitt
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    Thats a good night even by Hex standards.

    Jul 1, 2008 at 3:10 am #27101
    Aaron Otto
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    Tim – Next year I’ll be at the Brule second week in June -maybe too early for the hatch. If you’re interested.

    a

    Jul 1, 2008 at 3:39 am #27102
    spencer ballard
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    Got a few more pics from the trip…

    Jul 1, 2008 at 12:18 pm #27103
    Tim Pommer
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    Tim – Next year I’ll be at the Brule second week in June -maybe too early for the hatch. If you’re interested.

    a

    Yeah that might work.

    Jul 3, 2008 at 3:28 pm #27104
    scott bullinger
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    Okay, here comes the neophyte fly fisherman question of the week.

    What is a hex as it relates to fly fishing?

    Jul 3, 2008 at 4:05 pm #27105
    Tim Pommer
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    Hatches at dusk and into the night this time of year in the Midwest.

    Jul 3, 2008 at 4:14 pm #27106
    scott bullinger
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    Ahh, so I take it Hex is just short for some really long latin bug name then.

    Jul 3, 2008 at 4:31 pm #27107
    Corey Kruitbosch
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    Awesome stuff! Great pics. I Have only read about it, Looks like a blast .. Thanks for sharing!

    Jul 9, 2008 at 7:43 pm #27108
    john switow
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    Well,
    I’m going to moan a little.

    Jul 9, 2008 at 8:33 pm #27109
    Tim Pommer
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    I sat next to Pitzer on a plane from GR to Chicago a few years back.

    Jul 9, 2008 at 10:59 pm #27110
    Eric DeWitt
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    So what did you figure out about the sinking line?

    Jul 10, 2008 at 5:39 pm #27111
    john switow
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    Sinking Line; what I figured out:

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