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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.

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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Male Lepidostoma (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Each rule mark is 1/16 inch.

Ruler view of a Male Lepidostoma (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
Ventral view of a Male Lepidostoma (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Lateral view of a Male Lepidostoma (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Dorsal view of a Male Lepidostoma (Lepidostomatidae) (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho

This caddisfly was collected from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho on August 11th, 2018 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 12th, 2019.

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Lepidostoma
Posted by Creno on Jun 14, 2019
Last reply on Jun 14, 2019 by Creno
one of the L. pluviale group males.

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Male Lepidostoma (Little Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho
Date: August 11th, 2018
Added to site: June 12th, 2019
Author: Troutnut
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