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.

Firehole River Sunset

From the Firehole River in Wyoming

Stream photos

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Limnephilus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Limnephilus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

Case view of a Limnephilus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.

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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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Troutnut on Oct 3, 2006October 3rd, 2006, 4:20 pm EDT

I finally got the time to catch up on processing photos from the past month's several fishing and bug-collecting trips. Go to any of the main non-forum pages of the site (like the homepage) and scroll down the left column to the "Recent Updates" to browse through the new stuff.

Enjoy!

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Oct 4, 2006October 4th, 2006, 7:49 am EDT

One of my favorite new additions is a photo sequence of an Isonychia nymph emerging along a middle stretch of the Esopus, above the portal.

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist