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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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Male Cinygmula (Dark Red Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

This male was collected from the same cloud of spinners as this female and is probably the same species. I'm tentatively calling them both Cinygmula for now, but I'm really not sure about that ID yet.

This mayfly was collected from Rock Creek in Montana on August 17th, 2018 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 13th, 2019.


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Male Cinygmula (Dark Red Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Collection details
Location: Rock Creek, Montana
Date: August 17th, 2018
Added to site: June 13th, 2019
Author: Troutnut
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