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.

Here Oksrukuyik Creek flows away from the Dalton Highway toward the pipeline. It eventually grows into one of the major rivers of the North Slope, and the main drainage to the west of the Sag, but where it crosses the road it's just a small grayling stream.

From Oksrukuyik Creek in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this 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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BWOs and Sun

Feathers5
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Feathers5 on Oct 22, 2012October 22nd, 2012, 7:31 am EDT

Again, yesterday, the old adage about a BWO hatch occurring only during cloudy, rainy weather was dismissed. I had one for nearly 2 hours yesterday on a bright, sunny, blue-sky type day. Antonio and I have fished several BWO hatches in the sun and I'm sure we'll see more.

PaulRoberts

Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Oct 22, 2012October 22nd, 2012, 11:52 am EDT

I am guessing this may be more common in the fall, when shadows are long. I know I've fished Baetid emergences in teh sun in the fall.

Feathers5
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Feathers5 on Oct 23, 2012October 23rd, 2012, 5:01 am EDT

Maybe, Paul, but Gutcutter and I, or is that me, fished BWOs last year at the end March in sunny cold temps. Like they say, there are no absolutes in fly fishing or tying.
Bruce

PaulRoberts

Colorado

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PaulRoberts on Oct 23, 2012October 23rd, 2012, 8:17 am EDT

You are right, there are few rock solid absolutes in nature, but there are trends of varying probability -some quite high.

Konchu

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Indiana

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Konchu on Oct 23, 2012October 23rd, 2012, 3:56 pm EDT

"No absolutes" is a mantra from my Purdue Entomology days. It certainly holds true for most of biology and entomology by extension. Feathers5: Where are you located? General global location is what I'm after. I.e., state, province or country.

Feathers5
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Feathers5 on Oct 24, 2012October 24th, 2012, 5:32 am EDT

"No absolutes" is a mantra from my Purdue Entomology days. It certainly holds true for most of biology and entomology by extension. Feathers5: Where are you located? General global location is what I'm after. I.e., state, province or country.

Central, PA

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Oct 24, 2012October 24th, 2012, 8:25 am EDT

never say always when speaking about bugs...

Gutcutter

Pennsylvania

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Gutcutter on Oct 29, 2012October 29th, 2012, 5:48 pm EDT

never say always when speaking about bugs...

I always have trouble identifying bugs

All men who fish may in turn be divided into two parts: those who fish for trout and those who don't. Trout fishermen are a race apart: they are a dedicated crew- indolent, improvident, and quietly mad.

-Robert Traver, Trout Madness

Crepuscular

Boiling Springs, PA

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Crepuscular on Oct 30, 2012October 30th, 2012, 11:22 am EDT

there's always one in every crowd...