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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.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Brown Eye - Caught on the lower Blue River near Kremmling, Colorado.
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Gripngrin on Dec 6, 2006December 6th, 2006, 1:06 pm EST
Jay & All,

Everybody who visits the photography thread should check out Pat Clayton's work.

Go to: http://www.fisheyeguyphotography.com

Stunning underwater work. Several shots show him underwater in a full wet suit!

I have tried to correspond with him concerning gear, techniques, etc, but like many pro shooters, he is seems reluctant to share.

Enjoy his pics.

Mike



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Troutnut on Dec 6, 2006December 6th, 2006, 3:00 pm EST
Yes, his photos are amazing! I've got him in the "Recommended Links" section on the links page of this site. I think he has developed some unique techniques nobody else has tried to photograph trout in streams. I bet he makes good money selling prints, so it's no surprise he's a little quiet about how he does it.
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