Night of the Hex
Journal Date: January 18th, 2011 | Filed Under: Reviews
Night of the Hex
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If any of you have ever tried to chase the Hex hatch, you know it is one of the hardest hatches to hit. Everything has to go your way; wind, air pressure, air and water temperatures, the list goes on. Around ten years ago I hit it perfectly but, by mistake. I was fishing a small pond in northern Maine and had heard rumors but, had never seen it. I fished this pond all day with not a single rise or bump. With 30 minutes left of day light, the whole pond exploded with three pound brook trout. This hatch brings out the biggest fish! It is something I will never forget.
Night of the Hex is a thirty-one minute film that takes you on the journey of several fishermen in their pursuit of the Hex in Michigan. It takes you on the journey of one fisherman’s first trip chasing the Hex, as well as trips of experienced guides and fishermen and the obstacles they face fishing in the dark, listening for the heart pounding explosions of monster brown trout. Imagine, casting blindly to rising fish and to only hear an explosion some where out in front of you and you set the hook to find a 20 inch brown trout ripping off line!
The footage is top notch and the cinematography really takes you there. I really enjoy how the story unfolds and I think most of you know the pain of trying to hit the hatch at its peak. I was truly entertained by this film and I look forward to more films by Third Year Fly Fisher.
