Matt Boutet Photography - - Wild Goose Chase

The "hex" hatch on Maine ponds is the stuff of legends - huge mayflies bringing the biggest trout in the pond up to the surface to gorge on these massive bugs. Only problem is - it's feast or famine fishing. On this night, we didn't raise a single trout, and saw very few bugs come off. Tally for the evening - three hundred some miles, 6 hours in the car, plenty of paddling in a float tube, and not even a sniff from the trout. I know how good it can be though, so I'll be back.