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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.

Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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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Feb 8, 2012
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Red Heptagenia? [Page: 1, 2]
Jul 19, 2011 by GONZO in genus Cinygmula
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Jul 23, 2011
by PaulRoberts
Cinygma mayflies
Jul 15, 2011 by Bnewell in genus Cinygma
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Jul 19, 2011
by Entoman
2 tails or 3
Feb 5, 2010 by Snagy in species Stenonema vicarium
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Feb 6, 2010
by Taxon
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Mar 24, 2009
by GONZO
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Oct 4, 2007
by Troutnut
egg sack color
May 18, 2007 by LittleJ in family Heptageniidae
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May 20, 2007
by LittleJ
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Mar 13, 2007
by Troutnut
cahills
Nov 25, 2006 by LittleJ in genus Stenacron
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Dec 1, 2006
by Troutnut
Synonym of vitreus
Oct 4, 2006 by GONZO in genus Epeorus
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Oct 4, 2006
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