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 is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
Konchu on Nov 28, 2012November 28th, 2012, 4:10 am EST
Jason can boot this if he wants, because it's kind of an advertisement, but I thought a few of the die-hard bug aficionados might be interested. I'm planning to give a workshop on western (north of Mexico) and far northern North American mayfly nymphs. It will be January 3-5, in Long Beach, California, USA. There is a price tag for participation (that I did not set). See the following link for more details, or send me a PM. This will be a fairly advanced and intensive event. I'll cover most topics at the species-level. Notably, a bunch of new regional and comprehensive identification keys will be debuted. This includes the first keys for several genera, greatly revised keys for others and the first discussions of some undescribed nymphs. Emphasis will be placed on the families Baetidae, Heptageniidae, Ephemerellidae, Leptophlebiidae and Leptohyphidae. Other contributors include Nick Wiersema (wrote keys) and Jeff Webb (wrote keys and will attend). Please feel free to share this information elsewhere, but please send me a PM first.
Entoman on Nov 28, 2012November 28th, 2012, 9:20 am EST
Ooh.... PM sent.
BTW - I think this kind of "advertisement" is fully Troutnut approved.:)
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