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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Kogotus Stonefly Nymph Kogotus Stonefly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.

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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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My first midge sequence attempt

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Wings a flapping to escape the last trappings of the shuck.

Finally on top, but the way the trout were feeding on these little critters it's still a precarious situation.

Falsifly

Hayward, WI.

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Falsifly on Apr 27, 2011April 27th, 2011, 7:45 pm EDT

I found some quite water and attempted a sequence of midge photos from pupa to adult. Although the water surface was flat the current speed still challenged my ability to frame, focus and shoot close-ups.

Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."

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Troutnut on Apr 28, 2011April 28th, 2011, 12:28 am EDT

Very cool! Makes for a good profile picture, too.

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Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Apr 28, 2011April 28th, 2011, 9:52 am EDT

Allan,

Very nice! I remember once, when I was taking a nephew fishing back in the 90's sometime, he and I had stopped for a snack on the banks of the North Branch of the Au Sable. We had a dragonfly nymph crawl up on the log between us and proceeded to emerge...It would of been nice if I would of had something to catch the action with. He couldn't believe what he was watching...

Thanks!

Spence

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Shawnny3 on Apr 28, 2011April 28th, 2011, 7:03 pm EDT

Very nice pics, Falsifly. Thank you for sharing.

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