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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.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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DayTripper
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Northern MI

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DayTripper on Mar 8, 2010March 8th, 2010, 1:11 am EST
Anyone know of a good hatch chart (available online) for the Housatonic River in CT? I've found a few, but they're not really up to par. Thanks.
Patcrisci
Lagrangeville, NY

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Patcrisci on Mar 9, 2010March 9th, 2010, 11:40 am EST
i don't put much stock in hatch charts, but as hatch charts go, this is as reliable as any. it's a good guide to what you can expect in a typical season. I used to fish there quite a bit back in the 90's and they had great hendrickson and caddis hatches in spring. I also recall heavy sulphur and in late season, white fly hatches. hope this helps http://www.fishdoodle.com/housatonicriver.html
Pat Crisci

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