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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.

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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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Re: A variety pack

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These were quite numerous in and on the film when I was looking for tricos - they are about the same size. Are these the little black flies that bite you?

Sorry about how messed up this guy is - he was that way when I found him, honest! Size 14.

This beauty was what the trout were really after tonight - took me a lot longer to figure that out than it will the next time. Size 22. I made what I think is a nice little tie for the next time, as well - I will not be made the fool again! (or, will I...)

A different midge, the only one I collected that was this color. There were a variety I saw, but the vast majority were the multicolored version in the third pic. Size 22.

A few of these were captured seining, and they puzzled me. Size 24-26. Could these be the Centroptilum or Procloeon spinners we were discussing before? The others I saw were much lighter than those I found tonight, but they're about the same size and with a similarly stubby body. Sorry for the crappy specimen - this was the better of the two I collected.

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