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 seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.
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Catskilljon on Apr 19, 2014April 19th, 2014, 3:36 pm EDT
Been tying Hendricksons for the last 2 weeks, and while we in the Catskills hope for warming water and await their arrival I started on March Browns. Here are the first 2 of the batch. Nothing special, just a good old generic imitation.
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