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 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).
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Oldredbarn on Feb 22, 2013February 22nd, 2013, 12:01 pm EST
Nice!!! You are getting damn good at this Eric. I'm going to send you a list of bugs I see and tie for and you can head out and get me some pics. :)
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Martinlf on Feb 22, 2013February 22nd, 2013, 1:24 pm EST
What a gorgeous mayfly. I'm amazed at the detail captured, down to the branches in the gills. After I see Spence's list, I'll want to supplement it with anything he forgets.
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Entoman on Feb 22, 2013February 22nd, 2013, 1:24 pm EST
Beautiful nymphs, aren't they... Some papers call them Painted Minnow Mays some Comb-mouthed Minnow Mays. I like the former.
Any idea as to species, Eric? The literature is devoid of updated descriptions/keys for eastern nymphs, at least that I can find. Zloty did a few for western species, but they aren't much help for you guys.
Any idea as to species, Eric? The literature is devoid of updated descriptions/keys for eastern nymphs, at least that I can find. Zloty did a few for western species, but they aren't much help for you guys.
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Oldredbarn on Feb 22, 2013February 22nd, 2013, 6:25 pm EST
Beautiful nymphs, aren't they...
Yes they are...It is incredible how nature can go to such lengths to make something blend in. Then have it look so interesting...Like the topside of a Brook trout for example.
Looks like marble or some such.
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Crepuscular on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013, 1:50 pm EST
Any idea as to species, Eric?
If someone had a gun to my head I'd say ludens
Entoman on Feb 23, 2013February 23rd, 2013, 2:45 pm EST
Yeah, gun to the head is right. You've got at least 5 species back there and there's not a lot of reliable info on them. At least that I'm aware of.
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