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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Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.

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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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fly patern pics of insects

Gid
Lithuania,East Europe

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Gid on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 3:03 am EST

do we have fly paterns of insect pics in this site?larvas,haching insects,adults???

Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 6:26 am EST

I'm not a big believer in using fly patterns to imitate insects. It's better to learn styles to imitate different kinds of insects in certain stages, and then figure out which styles (like Comparadun for example) are suitable for which hatches. Then just tie something in that style using colors that seem to match the pictures.

Anyway, the short answer is no -- there aren't any fly pattern/recipes on this site. There are lots of other sites which cover that pretty well already.

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Gid
Lithuania,East Europe

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Gid on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 6:52 am EST

big thanks then,for answer.

Shawnny3
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Shawnny3 on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 10:39 am EST

"I'm not a big believer in using fly patterns to imitate insects."

Taken out of context, this is a pretty funny statement, especially from you, Jason. Sorry, couldn't help myself.

-Shawn

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Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 1:42 pm EST

I seem to be on a streak of making statements that sound all wrong out of context... :)

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

GONZO
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"Bear Swamp," PA

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GONZO on Nov 3, 2006November 3rd, 2006, 3:48 pm EST

Jason,

You'll notice that I showed even more restraint on this one than the last one. As the trout say, "Once bitten...."

JAD

Alexandria Pa

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JAD on Nov 12, 2006November 12th, 2006, 2:40 am EST

Pretty funny

Sorry Jason
Lol
Jad

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