American River Hex

**Jgoding** · 07-12-2005, 10:13 PM

Hit Goethe today. Had some bad luck, broke my rod but caught a fish anyways. Least the warranty will cover it. Guided my brother into some shad too and even saw some Hex come off the water. I caught one drifting down and will let it dry out and fly away hopefully, nice bright yellow, with a dark back. Very cool looking insects.

Jeff

**David Lee** · 07-12-2005, 10:21 PM

Awwwww .... that's CRAZY-TALK there , Jeff .

Probably a 'blow-over' from Natoma

Bring me a shuck , then , we'll talk :P

By the way .... I have an extra float tube .... if you wanna hit Natoma and see what actually eats the big Mayflies -

See you soon

David

**Bill Kiene semi-retired** · 07-12-2005, 11:45 PM

I have fished the Hex on Lake Natomas this time of year right at sunset and have heard they do come off on the backwater ponds along the lower American River.

Photo by Adam Grace

**David Lee** · 07-13-2005, 05:41 AM

Looks like I'll be having some CROW for breakfast this morning

Did you see very many of them , Jeff ???

David

**Jgoding** · 07-13-2005, 11:54 AM

Hey David,

I wasn't sure if my eyes were deceiving me or not either. First, I saw something big fly from the bank.... then I saw one pop up on the water and fly off right in the same area, in a very shallow calm area or perhaps it landed in the water and then flew, not sure, but pretty sure it looked like it popped up in the water and then took off. I finally caught a cripple floating down and struggling in the exact same area. I have that one on my tying desk. It died last night I guess. So all in all, I saw 3 in the span of 5 minutes or so.

How's Thursday after work look for you David?? We can dig around for some hex if the fishing is slow!!

Jeff

**Adam Grace** · 07-13-2005, 12:34 PM

How's that crow David? :P

I have seen Hex's come off in the backwaters of the Americsn as well. The boat launch at Sailor Bar is a cool spot to fish and watch the Hex hatch. The Geothe Park area has some large backwater areas which are silty enough for the Hex. I bet they also come off in the backwaters of the RIO cut, behind Rio Americano High School.

I believe that there is also a small hatch on Arden Pond.

If you fish with Hex flies on the backwaters of the American get ready to catch multiple squaws and suckers. You might even caucth a few steeelhead smolt/par which everyone thinks are trout.

**Moose** · 07-13-2005, 04:11 PM

What size are those?

**David Lee** · 07-13-2005, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Moose

What size are those?

Hi Moose - the Crows are pretty large , but I have a big enough mouth to fit a couple in at a time ..... :P

I thought more of you would have lined-up to take the s--t out of me for that one

Most Hex are a #6 , 3x long , if I'm not mistaken (here comes more blackbirds for breakfast

)

David