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.

I spent more than an hour casting to several rising trout in this pool and caught only two. Its clear water and tricky currents harbor dozens of free-rising, usually very hard-to-catch fish.

From Enfield Creek in New York

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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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Gomphidae Dragonfly Nymph

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Collected January 12, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

Added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Collected January 12, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Davisbugg
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Davisbugg on Mar 24, 2007March 24th, 2007, 11:03 am EDT

my daughter and i found one of these in the river. she is very cerious can you tellme what they eat or if it will turn into some other bugplease tell me wat we need to do.
thanks,

davisbugg

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Mar 25, 2007March 25th, 2007, 4:11 am EDT

The entomologists here will know more about what it eats, but I believe dragonfly nymphs are carnivorous, and eat other water creatures. To see what it will turn into, use the Google search function at http://www.google.com and search dragonfly insect. I believe you will get pictures of the adult.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Martinlf

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Martinlf on Mar 26, 2007March 26th, 2007, 8:02 am EDT

Thanks, David. I did the "clubtail" search and learned a bit more about these bugs.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell