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 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.
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DUBBN on Oct 13, 2012October 13th, 2012, 3:18 pm EDT
Notre Dame 20..Stanford 13
I'm hitting the river in the morning!
I'm hitting the river in the morning!
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Lastchance on Oct 13, 2012October 13th, 2012, 3:28 pm EDT
Awesome. Go Irish!!!!!!!
DUBBN on Oct 14, 2012October 14th, 2012, 4:44 am EDT
I guess the luck of the Irish win did not rub off on me. My daughter and her family are coming over for Brunch. No fishing trip for me. Maybe next week.
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