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 wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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Wbranch on Nov 15, 2013November 15th, 2013, 2:46 pm EST
Decided to go up to the Salmon River in NY for three days. Going to meet my buddy from NJ tomorrow morning at 6:00, at my cabin, and head up to Pulaski. We'll be in the water by 9:00. I'll be swinging big marabou's and classic hairwings on my swich rod. Hopefully there will be awesome pics to put up when I return on Tuesday.
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
Oldredbarn on Nov 15, 2013November 15th, 2013, 7:13 pm EST
Looking forward to it, sir!
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