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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.

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Dorsal view of a Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This species was fairly abundant in a February sample of the upper Yakima.

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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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Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Marengo River in Wisconsin

Centrarchidae (Sunfish and Bass) Fish Adult

Lateral view of a Centrarchidae (Sunfish and Bass) Fish Adult from the Marengo River in Wisconsin

This is a Pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, which I caught unexpectedly in a trout stream a year before I started this site.

Collected June 30, 2003 from the Marengo River in Wisconsin

Added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Collected June 30, 2003 from the Marengo River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

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