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.

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Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Ventral view of a Hydropsyche (Hydropsychidae) (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

With a bit of help from the microscope, this specimen keys clearly and unsurprisingly to Hydropsyche.

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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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Fly Swap II

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Jan 22, 2008January 22nd, 2008, 4:18 am EST

Hey, if you missed the first swap and want to give it a try, post here. I'll contact folks with my address in a few weeks and participants can send me their flies. I'll sort and send them so everyone gets some new patterns to look at.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Jjlyon01
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse

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Jjlyon01 on Jan 22, 2008January 22nd, 2008, 8:16 am EST

I'd really like to get in on something like this after reading all the posts from the last one. Unfortunately, I have very little skill at tying flies at the moment and need to hone my skills. Maybe after a few weeks I will have found a pattern I have mastered and not feel too guilty about swapping with fellows like yourself.

"I now walk into the wild"