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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Taxon on Jun 23, 2014June 23rd, 2014, 11:23 pm EDT
Caddisfly Species Distribution Maps are now available for each caddisfly species which has been recorded in a USA state or CAN province.
Creno on Jun 24, 2014June 24th, 2014, 9:01 am EDT
Roger - Thanks - This will be useful. Have you added records since the Natureserve 2013 update?
dave
dave
Taxon on Jun 24, 2014June 24th, 2014, 2:04 pm EDT
Dave-
Yes, I was provided with a full extract on 5/5/2014. It included numerous new species and distributions for the 2014 update, which had not yet been added to the production 2013 database, although they likely have been by now.
Have you added records since the Natureserve 2013 update?
Yes, I was provided with a full extract on 5/5/2014. It included numerous new species and distributions for the 2014 update, which had not yet been added to the production 2013 database, although they likely have been by now.
Creno on Jun 24, 2014June 24th, 2014, 2:41 pm EDT
Great - thanks alot.
Oldredbarn on Jun 26, 2014June 26th, 2014, 4:15 am EDT
Great stuff, Roger! A big thank you as well from Michigan.
Spence
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Taxon on Jun 26, 2014June 26th, 2014, 9:54 am EDT
Dave & Spence-
You are certainly welcome.
You are certainly welcome.
Oldredbarn on Jun 26, 2014June 26th, 2014, 3:41 pm EDT
Roger,
Now we only need a couple really good pictures of every bug...Could you arrange this? :) Preferably from the bottom, the trouts view, please.
Spence
Now we only need a couple really good pictures of every bug...Could you arrange this? :) Preferably from the bottom, the trouts view, please.
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Taxon on Jun 26, 2014June 26th, 2014, 9:53 pm EDT
Hi Spence-
Although you obviously asked this question (largely) in rhetorical jest, the answer is probably worth providing, if not for you, at least to educate others who may read this thread.
The answer is no, because the vast majority of caddisfly photos are not identified below genus level. Why is this, one may ask? It is because a macro photo of a caddisfly is rarely adequate for species level identification. In most cases, it is necessary for a caddisfly expert (like Dave Ruiter) to perform a microscopic examination of a preserved specimen for species level identification.
Now we only need a couple really good pictures of every bug...Could you arrange this? :) Preferably from the bottom, the trouts view, please.
Although you obviously asked this question (largely) in rhetorical jest, the answer is probably worth providing, if not for you, at least to educate others who may read this thread.
The answer is no, because the vast majority of caddisfly photos are not identified below genus level. Why is this, one may ask? It is because a macro photo of a caddisfly is rarely adequate for species level identification. In most cases, it is necessary for a caddisfly expert (like Dave Ruiter) to perform a microscopic examination of a preserved specimen for species level identification.
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