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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.

My then-girlfriend, now-wife took this picture with my camera. From Toughannock Creek in New York

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.
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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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Caddisfly Species Dolophilodes aequalis (Medium Evening Sedges)

Where & when

Time of year : Early July

This species generates fishable hatches in Montana.

In 28 records from GBIF, adults of this species have mostly been collected during June (32%), July (29%), May (14%), April (11%), and August (11%).

In 19 records from GBIF, this species has been collected at elevations ranging from 5315 to 10322 ft, with an average (median) of 8005 ft.

Species Range
Map of specific collection sites

Specimens of the Caddisfly Species Dolophilodes aequalis

1 Adult
Dolophilodes aequalis (Medium Evening Sedge) Caddisfly Adult
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Dolophilodes aequalis (Philopotamidae) (Medium Evening Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from Grizzly Creek in Montana
Added by Bnewell on June 30, 2011
Collected April 30, 2005 from Grizzly Creek in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 30, 2011

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Caddisfly Species Dolophilodes aequalis (Medium Evening Sedges)

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
  5. » Family Philopotamidae
  6. » Genus Dolophilodes (Medium Evening Sedges)
  7. » Species aequalis (Medium Evening Sedges)
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