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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This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
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Troutnut.com User 6106b (Larry Milford)
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Larry Milford
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grew up in Lake city Colo on the VC Bar ranch.We had 3 1/2 miles of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River running through it.Until I was old enough to work I would eat breakfast and head out on to the river and fish all day every day.