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 specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
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Troutnabout
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Troutnabout on Dec 17, 2006December 17th, 2006, 9:55 am EST
I tied this pattern to imitate photo of limnephilus
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Troutnabout on Dec 17, 2006December 17th, 2006, 10:04 am EST
Sorry I can't figure out how to attach photo
Troutnut on Dec 17, 2006December 17th, 2006, 12:15 pm EST
After you type your post, insted of clicking "Submit Post" click "Save and Add Pictures." That will take you to a form to add pictures. You can get to the same form by clicking edit link (little scissors in the top right corner) of the top post in this topic.
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Troutnabout
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Troutnabout on Dec 17, 2006December 17th, 2006, 1:28 pm EST
I've tried that several times.Could it bethat the file is too big? It's 1.25 MB
Troutnut on Dec 17, 2006December 17th, 2006, 4:11 pm EST
Okay, yeah, that would be it. The limit is 1MB.
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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
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