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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Psychodidae True Fly Larva Psychodidae True Fly Larva

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington

This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.

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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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Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Mar 5, 2013March 5th, 2013, 11:02 am EST

Here in N. Idaho we are looking at the first normal year we've had in recent memory.

Watch the inclement weather show up when I get there, John.:)

"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman

Cutbow

Post Falls, Idaho

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Cutbow on Mar 6, 2013March 6th, 2013, 6:19 am EST

Watch the inclement weather show up when I get there, John.:)

LOL, yeah that can happen. But since we know now what we learned last year, not even that can stop us! Shhhhhh :)

"Once you catch your first fish on a fly you won't care about any other kind of fishing!"

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Mar 6, 2013March 6th, 2013, 12:19 pm EST

"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman