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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Dorsal view of a Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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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Similiar found in Minnesota

This topic is about the Mayfly Species Baetisca obesa

I have no experience with important fishing to this species, but it is probably the Baetisca species that Ernest Schwiebert discussed in Nymphs as locally abundant on one stretch of a Catskill river.

See the Baetisca genus page for more details.

Example specimens

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Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph

Artistic view of a Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph from the Neversink River (above reservoir) in New York

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Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph from the Neversink River (above reservoir) in New York

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Female Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun

Lateral view of a Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York

This Baetisca obesa dun hatched out in my aquarium from nymphs collected a couple weeks earlier.

PRohlfsen
Chaska, Minnesota

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PRohlfsen on May 11, 2007May 11th, 2007, 6:09 am EDT

I was fishing the Vermillion River in Minnesota south of the metro area and found a nymph similar to the Armored Mayfly Nymph. It did appear to be much more green in color. It was moving through a really muddy part of the stream, which I found interesting.

Patrick
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