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.
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.
Troutnut on Dec 6, 2006December 6th, 2006, 3:00 pm EST
Yes, his photos are amazing! I've got him in the "Recommended Links" section on the links page of this site. I think he has developed some unique techniques nobody else has tried to photograph trout in streams. I bet he makes good money selling prints, so it's no surprise he's a little quiet about how he does it.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist