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.
Water mites are common in lakes and ponds but because they are so small they do not get noticed.These specimens are from temporary wetlands in Glacier National Park.
This arthropod was collected from Various wetlands in Montana on July 20th, 2010 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26th, 2011.