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.
Troutnut on Jul 22, 2006July 22nd, 2006, 6:13 am EDT
It's fairly common knowledge that many Baetis mayflies crawl underwater to lay their eggs. What's strange is that most authors don't seem very surprised by this. As best I can tell from all my recent reading and note-taking, Baetis is the only genus of mayflies which displays this behavior. That seems remarkable.
Does anybody know of any other mayflies that do this? Have I missed something?
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist