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

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.

Of all the pools I've fished, this one was most deserving of the colorful little brook trout it held.

From Mystery Creek # 89 in New York

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Dorsal view of a Amphizoa (Amphizoidae) Beetle Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

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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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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A little somethin somethin

DayTripper has attached this picture to aid in identification. The message is below.

DayTripper

Northern MI

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DayTripper on Jun 7, 2013June 7th, 2013, 7:36 pm EDT

I am pretty sure this is a March Brown female but wanted to post here to confirm. I caught one with the egg sac hanging out a few minutes before, and then pulled in two mating pairs where the female had this red belly full of eggs. Pretty excited about it! Thanks!

DayTripper

Northern MI

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DayTripper on Jun 7, 2013June 7th, 2013, 8:25 pm EDT

Sure did, I've actually got a couple dozen different bugs I'm planning to post here for help on the ID, just don't want to blow the place up :)

Oldredbarn

Novi, MI

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Oldredbarn on Jun 10, 2013June 10th, 2013, 1:50 pm EDT

Nice pic!

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