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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As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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Oldredbarn on Dec 16, 2009December 16th, 2009, 6:05 am EST
Wir alle mussen wunschen ihm ein frohes Weihnachtsfest!
Tilman...Sorry no umlaut on our keyboards over here, but you get the message, ja?!
Spence
Tilman...Sorry no umlaut on our keyboards over here, but you get the message, ja?!
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Tilman on Dec 16, 2009December 16th, 2009, 6:14 am EST
Thanks, Spencer, i´ve got the message for sure.
You don´t have to do this especially for me, it makes me feel a little awkward ...
But i will use this thread to wish you a "Merry Christmas", too.
I hope we will all exchange some nice flies here and i guess, that one day, Spence will even have a small package from myself at his door. He is going to have to test the flies i´ll be tying this winter.
Right now i am rehearsing new songs on bass, but when that is done, i am back at the vice ;)
Vielen Dank, Spencer. Natürlich geht es auch ohne Umlaute, wir haben auch englische Tastaturen, manchmal !
You don´t have to do this especially for me, it makes me feel a little awkward ...
But i will use this thread to wish you a "Merry Christmas", too.
I hope we will all exchange some nice flies here and i guess, that one day, Spence will even have a small package from myself at his door. He is going to have to test the flies i´ll be tying this winter.
Right now i am rehearsing new songs on bass, but when that is done, i am back at the vice ;)
Vielen Dank, Spencer. Natürlich geht es auch ohne Umlaute, wir haben auch englische Tastaturen, manchmal !
Martinlf on Dec 18, 2009December 18th, 2009, 12:24 pm EST
OK, we've tossed a little Latin around on this site, and some Spanish too, but I think this is the first German. I'll just use some Old Westsaxon to wish Bliþe Haligdagas to Troutnuts of all languages, cultures, and persuasions. We typically do a fly swap once a year. Perhaps it's time to start thinking about it. I'm pretty busy at the moment, but if no one else steps up, I'll set it up in a month or so.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
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