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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.

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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Dorsal view of a Calopteryx (Calopterygidae) Damselfly Nymph from Fall Creek in New York
DMM
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DMM on Nov 18, 2006November 18th, 2006, 6:49 pm EST
This is Calopteryx
David
Rckrego
Princeton, NJ

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Rckrego on Mar 27, 2007March 27th, 2007, 7:46 am EDT
Does it have a damaged tail section? I thought they had three prongs.
Here fishy, fishy, fishy...
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Troutnut on Mar 27, 2007March 27th, 2007, 10:17 am EDT
Yeah, it's damaged and missing one.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
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