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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.

Mystery Creek # 199 in Washington

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Female Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Female Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

Lateral view of a Female Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Columbia River in Washington

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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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Updates from July 20, 2005

Updates from July 20, 2005

Photos by Troutnut from the Rush River in Wisconsin

The Rush River in Wisconsin

This flat on a slow, fertile spring creek held hundreds of trout.

From the Rush River at Little Whiskey in Wisconsin

The Rush River at Little Whiskey in Wisconsin

The Rush River at Little Whiskey in Wisconsin

The Rush River at Little Whiskey in Wisconsin

On-stream insect photos by Troutnut from the Rush River in Wisconsin

Spider webs are nature's hatch charts. They often tell you what's been hatching recently. This one reveals a Trico hatch.

From the Rush River in Wisconsin

Closeup insects by Bnewell from the Flathead River in Montana

Lepidoptera (Moth) Insect Adult

Lepidoptera (Moth) Insect Adult from the Flathead River-lower in Montana

I have been told this is the only western aquatic moth, Petrophila confusalis, see here on milkweed blossoms.

Collected July 20, 2005 from the Flathead River-lower in Montana

Added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Collected July 20, 2005 from the Flathead River-lower in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

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