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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Female Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

This caddisfly was collected from unknown in Wisconsin on May 16th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25th, 2006.

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Identification: Hydropsyche
1 replies
Posted by Litobrancha on Sep 23, 2006
Last reply on Sep 23, 2006 by GONZO
looks like a hydropsyche female.

[edited by Troutnut: added title]

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Female Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: unknown, Wisconsin
Date: May 16th, 2004
Added to site: January 25th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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