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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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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Dirremeang
Koror, Palau

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Dirremeang on Apr 8, 2008April 8th, 2008, 5:45 pm EDT
Sorry! I thought i uploaded the photo but i never did! Please help me get this insect identified! Collected in a fast flow high velocity stream. I thought their larvae of Toxorhychites but... are they???
Wbranch
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Apr 10, 2008April 10th, 2008, 1:48 pm EDT
Still no photo maybe it is a Epheremeral noseeumess.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

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