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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Windknot79 on Jul 25, 2010July 25th, 2010, 5:34 am EDT
Well with the heat wave going on here in New York I was looking around on youtube and found some blood boiling videos you must see.They are all trout fishing on the fly with some good shots of bugs in the air on the water and in the water.If you are a troutnut you will want to see these. they were so good I watch them all twice.There is also one video they did for large mouth that is the best I have ever seen.
To get the videos just go to yuotube and type in T-motion catch magazine and they will come up enjoy I know I did.
mike.
To get the videos just go to yuotube and type in T-motion catch magazine and they will come up enjoy I know I did.
mike.
Shawnny3 on Jul 25, 2010July 25th, 2010, 6:40 am EDT
Very cool vids. Thank you.
-Shawn
-Shawn
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