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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This one seems to tentatively key to Holocentropus, although I can't make out the anal spines in Couplet 7 of the Key to Genera of Polycentropodidae Larvae nor the dark bands in Couplet 4 of the Key to Genera of Polycentropodidae Larvae, making me wonder if I went wrong somewhere in keying it out. I don't see where that could have happened, though. It might also be that it's a very immature larva and doesn't possess all the identifying characteristics in the key yet. If Holocentropus is correct, then Holocentropus flavus and Holocentropus interruptus are the two likely possibilities based on range, but I was not able to find a description of their larvae.
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Jmd123 on May 12, 2011May 12th, 2011, 7:13 pm EDT
Here's a picture of my first brookie after moving (back) to northern Michigan. Tried to post it with my fishing report but something kept going wrong and still is, so we'll try it here...Notice how big the Woolly Bugger in his mouth is (size 6)! He hit it several times before I actually hooked him. You gotta love brookies!!
Jonathon
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No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...