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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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Siphlonurus autumnalis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

This mayfly was collected from Crazy Beaver Spring in Montana on August 31st, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 28th, 2011.

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Mix-up
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Posted by GONZO on Jul 2, 2011
Last reply on Jul 2, 2011 by Troutnut
I've really been enjoying looking at Dr. Newell's additions to the "Aquatic Insect Encyclopedia," but there seems to have been some sort of mix-up here. The 2nd photograph is an female ephemerellid dun, possibly something like Ephemerella tibialis.

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Siphlonurus autumnalis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Collection details
Location: Crazy Beaver Spring, Montana
Date: August 31st, 2007
Added to site: June 28th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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