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.
This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.
It's one of those places I could be shot for naming, even though it's not a huge secret. Those of you familiar with the Catskills might recognize it, but please don't say where it is.
I just got a new high-end Mac (my first non-Windows computer, I love it) and Photoshop CS3, which has a feature to stitch panoramas together. So I took ten pictures while pivoting my camera around in a circle on the tripod, and this is what I got when I put them together. I think it's a neat feature and I'll be playing around with it more soon.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist