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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Vertebrate Class Actinopterygii (Fishes)
Baitfish are a very important part of the diet of large trout, in both streams and rivers. Some streamer fishermen believe matching a particular species of baitfish may give an edge, just as hatch-matching helps fool insectivorous fish.
The specific properties of baitfish vary so widely that, given the relative unimportance of their differences, I have not yet put aside the time to write about them.
On this site, I the whole fishes section is deliberately incomplete. It's focused on possible prey for trout, and other taxa are left off the lists. I haven't put as much time into this fish section as I have into the insects, but I will start adding some good closeups of more baitfish species soon.
The specific properties of baitfish vary so widely that, given the relative unimportance of their differences, I have not yet put aside the time to write about them.
On this site, I the whole fishes section is deliberately incomplete. It's focused on possible prey for trout, and other taxa are left off the lists. I haven't put as much time into this fish section as I have into the insects, but I will start adding some good closeups of more baitfish species soon.
Specimens of Fishes:
5 Adults
This seems to be a mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi. Normally this species is more mottled.
Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Rhinichthys cataractae
Rock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Ambloplites rupestris
Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus
Pimephales notatus
1 Underwater Picture of Fishes:
This tiny sculpin is the size of a mid-sized mayfly nymph.
In this picture: Fish Order Cottidae (Sculpin).
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Vertebrate Class Actinopterygii (Fishes)
Taxonomy
Order in Actinopterygii
CentrarchidaeSunfish and Bass
2
3
CottidaeSculpins
3
13
CyprinidaeMinnows
7
21
GasterosteidaeSticklebacks
2
6
PercidaePerch, Walleyes, and Darters
1
1
SalmonidaeTrout, Salmon, and Whitefish
1
1
3 orders (Catostomidae, Osmeridae, and Umbridae) aren't included.