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.

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Female Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult Female Skwala (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult

Lateral view of a Female Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #308 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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Stonefly Genus Paraperla (Sallflies)

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Specimens of the Stonefly Genus Paraperla

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Paraperla wilsoni (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

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Paraperla wilsoni (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Flathead Lake in Montana

This is another stonefly that lives its nymphal life in the hyporheic zone, flood plain gravels. In this case, the gravels of a small stream, Roy's Creek, that flows into Flathead Lake at the Univ. of Montana Biological Station.

Collected May 8, 2005 from Flathead Lake in Montana

Added by Bnewell on July 3, 2011

Collected May 8, 2005 from Flathead Lake in Montana and added by Bnewell on July 3, 2011