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 one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.
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I started fly fishing 30 years ago, and now am on the verge of early retirement/career change to guiding full time- spring-fall in SE Minnesota/NE Iowa, winter on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. I like to catch and keep. The science behind catch and release is poor. Catch and keep a few fish, and then get out of the water will preserve the trout more effectively than catch and release 100 fish, killing ten. Habitat management, seasons and limits will have a real impact on increasing populations.
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I'm for hire! Fly fishing guiding, fly fishing lessons, fly tying.
Email me, if you would like to set a date to go fishing sometime.
pastor_carrier@mac.com
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I'm for hire! Fly fishing guiding, fly fishing lessons, fly tying.
Email me, if you would like to set a date to go fishing sometime.
pastor_carrier@mac.com