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 specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
DayTripper on May 28, 2013May 28th, 2013, 4:32 pm EDT
Had a cloud of these flying over me for an hour or so last night while waiting for march browns. I was hoping for a female to go along with the males I was catching but it didn't work out. This guy was collected from the Au Sable system in northern MI. He is 12mm long. Two tails, hind wings are present. The only thing is I don't know if you could call the wings mottled, or does that only apply to the duns?
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Crepuscular on May 29, 2013May 29th, 2013, 4:51 am EDT
Not Siphloplecton. Heptageniid of some type. grey fox spinner? Male M. vicarium would be my guess. But it may be some other Mccaffertium species. I'll defer to the experts. Here is a recent photo of a male Siphloplecton basale spinner http://www.troutnut.com/topic/7995/Springtime-fun