Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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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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From the Foss River in Washington

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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.

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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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Brachycentrus appalachia (Apple Caddis) Caddisfly Adult

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Lateral view of a Brachycentrus appalachia (Brachycentridae) (Apple Caddis) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York

I captured this specimen in the same color as this photograph, during its egg-laying flight. The emergers are much lighter.

Collected May 12, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York

Added by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Collected May 12, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York and added by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Flytyer0423
germansville PA

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Flytyer0423 on Aug 11, 2009August 11th, 2009, 9:09 am EDT

do all caddis flies have brown or a close shade to brown legs all the ones i looked at so far are either brown or a light brown almost tan

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CaseyP

Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

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CaseyP on Aug 11, 2009August 11th, 2009, 3:18 pm EDT

this might be the only exception. "Creno" provided guidance about the small black caddis on the Big Horn River in Montana:

The little black caddis of Bighorn fame is Amiocentrus aspilus. Pretty rare every where but there. The wings are iridescent black - shiny blue-greeny black. Out here we say magpie black.

the ones in my face and on my clothes all had black legs. bleaahhh--they were everywhere! ahh, the joys of a good hatch...

"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra

GONZO
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"Bear Swamp," PA

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GONZO on Aug 11, 2009August 11th, 2009, 5:14 pm EDT

Josh,

The short answer would be no, but legs that are some shade of brown or tan are pretty common. As Casey points out, some have blackish legs, and others can have rust, orange, yellow, gray, or whitish legs. Many have plain-colored legs, but some have distinctly banded legs.