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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Nymphs of this species were fairly common in late-winter kick net samples from the upper Yakima River. Although I could not find a key to species of Zapada nymphs, a revision of the Nemouridae family by Baumann (1975) includes the following helpful sentence: "2 cervical gills on each side of midline, 1 arising inside and 1 outside of lateral cervical sclerites, usually single and elongate, sometimes constricted but with 3 or 4 branches arising beyond gill base in Zapada cinctipes." This specimen clearly has the branches and is within the range of that species.
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Wbranch on May 6, 2010May 6th, 2010, 12:40 pm EDT
Two typical wild browns of ten over a two day period.
This brown is at least 19", maybe 20".
It's 16" from the butt plate to the accent wrap on the blank - makes this brown at least an honest 17".
This brown is at least 19", maybe 20".
It's 16" from the butt plate to the accent wrap on the blank - makes this brown at least an honest 17".
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Dryfly on May 6, 2010May 6th, 2010, 5:29 pm EDT
Those from Montana? ;)
Wbranch on May 6, 2010May 6th, 2010, 7:48 pm EDT
No, somewhere in Pennsylvania.
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Oldredbarn on May 7, 2010May 7th, 2010, 5:16 am EDT
Matt,
I knew you must of been out there hassling trout somewhere...You have been rather quiet here on the web...Who needs the virtual world when there's a real one out there to explore? A nice brace of trout there sir!
Spence
I knew you must of been out there hassling trout somewhere...You have been rather quiet here on the web...Who needs the virtual world when there's a real one out there to explore? A nice brace of trout there sir!
Spence
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Wbranch on May 7, 2010May 7th, 2010, 2:31 pm EDT
Yes, when bugs are on the water I am less active on forums and far more active on the water.
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Jesse on May 10, 2010May 10th, 2010, 2:28 am EDT
SO GOOD to see those northeastern fish like that; alive, healthy, and beautiful. Nice job mate!
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