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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.

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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 Serratella micheneri (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

This specimen has tarsal claws with 7 denticles and tubercles on abdominal segments 4-7 only. It keys to Serratella micheneri, as do some other specimens from the same collection that lacked the dorsal stripe.

Ruler view of a Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
Dorsal view of a Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Male Serratella micheneri (Ephemerellidae) (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This mayfly was collected from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington on July 28th, 2019 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 30th, 2019.

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Ephemerella tibialis
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Posted by Millcreek on Dec 24, 2019
Last reply on Dec 26, 2019 by Millcreek
This nymph appears to be Ephemerella tibialis formerly known as Serratella tibialis. Check out Allen and Edmunds; http://www.ephemeroptera-galactica.com/pubs/pub_a/puballenr1963p583.pdf

Also check https://bugguide.net/node/view/696565/bgpage and https://bugguide.net/node/view/876178

Edit: Just noticed the other two Serratella micheneri sets of photos. These also appear to be Ephemerella tibialis.

Also spotted these two sets of photos where you identified the same or a similar nymph as Ephemerella tibialis.

http://www.troutnut.com/specimen/1176

http://www.troutnut.com/specimen/1178

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Male Serratella micheneri (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Collection details
Location: Mystery Creek #199, Washington
Date: July 28th, 2019
Added to site: July 30th, 2019
Author: Troutnut
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