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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This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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Oldredbarn on Dec 30, 2009December 30th, 2009, 8:34 am EST
You guys may be way ahead of me here, but you need to go to www.globalflyfisher.com...On the left side of page pick videos and on the 2nd page of videos pick "Mayfly:a life story"...Wonderful! Tell me what you think...This internet thing is really "telling on the trout"!
It's almost not fair...
Spence
It's almost not fair...
Spence
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Shawnny3 on Jan 3, 2010January 3rd, 2010, 5:09 am EST
Very nice, Spence. Thanks for sharing.
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JAD on Jan 3, 2010January 3rd, 2010, 9:29 am EST
Ya Spence
I spotted that awhile ago, I was impressed I think the younger guys have it a lot easier than we did, good for them I say.
Jad
I spotted that awhile ago, I was impressed I think the younger guys have it a lot easier than we did, good for them I say.
Jad
They fasten red (crimson red) wool around a hook, and fix onto the wool two feathers which grow under a cock’s wattles, and which in colour are like wax.
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