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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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Tipulidae (Crane Fly) True Fly Adult Pictures

This true fly was collected from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania on May 29th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.

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What size hook for imitating crane fly?
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Posted by Aceubanks on Feb 25, 2010
Last reply on Mar 2, 2010 by Martinlf
What size should an imitation be?

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Tipulidae (Crane Fly) True Fly Adult Pictures

Taxonomy
» Family Tipulidae (Crane Flies)
Collection details
Location: Brodhead Creek, Pennsylvania
Date: May 29th, 2007
Added to site: June 4th, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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