Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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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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Dorsal view of a Pycnopsyche guttifera (Limnephilidae) (Great Autumn Brown Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.

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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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Agnetina flavescens (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph

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Dorsal view of a Agnetina flavescens (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from Fall Creek in New York

I took a few closeup pictures of this stonely with my old camera and a microscope.

Collected November 14, 2004 from Fall Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on April 12, 2006

Collected November 14, 2004 from Fall Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on April 12, 2006

Entoman

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Entoman on Apr 8, 2013April 8th, 2013, 3:27 pm EDT

The occipital ridge shows this specimen to be in the subfamily Perlinae. The distinctive head markings connote a form of Agnetina capitata I've seen in photos of Midwestern specimens. I'm not positive on this one as I can't vouch for the accuracy of the photos compared with it, but I hated to see this guy languish on the family page when it's clearly Perlinae.

Compare the pronotal and head markings with this specimen. Heck, the whole dorsum is a good match. It seems a credible site.
http://www.shl.uiowa.edu/env/limnology/macroinvertebrates/Plecoptera/Perlidae/Agnetina%20capitata16x12.jpg

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