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.
This is a naturally crippled female Isonychia bicolor dun. One of her main wings came out as a deformed, crumpled yellow object. I found her flopped over on her side struggling on the surface of a small stream.
This mayfly was collected from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York on August 22nd, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 23rd, 2006.