"Wayne Knight" wrote..
Daniel-San wrote:

I spent a few days last week hoping to do the hexegenia lambada, but got
chased off the PM at nite by massive t-storms. I'll fish in the rain, but
I'm not a big fan of the lightning.

What's a little glow in the dark? It helps you find your way out at
night.

My issue was timing, Hex's were coming off prior to my visit and in
certain areas while I was there but things quieted down with the front
that passed on Wed and night time temps into the mid-30's. As I was
heading south on M-127 and saw the clouds and felt the humidity, I was
trying to find a valid excuse to stay one more day .

A perpetual problem, no? ;-)


My next door neighbor at the motel took a 28" brown on a size 16 caddis
emerger (I saw the picture). So much for the *ya gotta fish the hex*
theory.

All the little guys I took came from either a grey-ish CDC & elk or an Adams
sedge. Didn't throw anything bigger than a 14. Probably why I got only teeny
fish.

Pics from the PM last week:

http://community.webshots.com/album/551611356LwUfOk


...heard that grey grakes were coming off all over the area, too.

I wouldn't say all over the area, but they were there sporadically.

I saw a few on the PM, but the guy at BBT told me that further north, the
drakes were thick. Dunno, but I tied up a few...

Where abouts were you on the Manistee? If I get out to Michigan next week
(big "if"), I think I'll head up to the CCC bridge campground. Nice place,
usually empty during the week, gorgeous stretch of river.

Dan