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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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Female Caenis (Angler's Curse) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Here's a goofy picture of a Caenis dun falling off the back of a leaf, never to be seen again.  These mayflies are very tiny and fragile, and very hard to capture and photograph without damaging. This little dun hatched from the nymph in a tub of nymphs while I was picking through for aquatic specimens to photograph... I grabbed the leaf it hatched onto and tried to take some pictures but it got away after about half a picture.

Female Caenis (Caenidae) (Angler's Curse) Mayfly Dun from unknown in Wisconsin

This mayfly was collected from unknown in Wisconsin on August 5th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 19th, 2006.


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Female Caenis (Angler's Curse) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Collection details
Location: unknown, Wisconsin
Date: August 5th, 2004
Added to site: January 19th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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