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.

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Dorsal view of a Doroneuria baumanni (Perlidae) (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from Sears Creek in Washington

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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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Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Aug 18, 2014August 18th, 2014, 8:30 pm EDT

Bruce, you very well know they renamed her Kendra. Show some respect!

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Millcreek
Healdsburg, CA

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Millcreek on Aug 19, 2014August 19th, 2014, 9:46 am EDT

I know for a fact you sit at home in the evening cooking in your Easy Bake Oven and dressing up your transgender Ken Doll.

I've heard of anatomically correct dolls but what's transgender Ken, anatomically incorrect or anatomically ambiguous?

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
-Albert Einstein

Lastchance
Portage, PA

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Lastchance on Aug 19, 2014August 19th, 2014, 1:56 pm EDT

I guess I'd go with ambiguous. HA!

Crepuscular

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Crepuscular on Aug 20, 2014August 20th, 2014, 2:20 pm EDT

I apologize to all for starting this. Can we lock this thread down now before it sinks any lower.

Entoman

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Entoman on Aug 20, 2014August 20th, 2014, 10:05 pm EDT

Done... ;)

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TroutBums
Cincinnati, OH

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TroutBums on Oct 8, 2014October 8th, 2014, 6:01 pm EDT

Interesting pictures, food for thought, at least for the trout....and one shark. How about some photos of some flies of the mayfly or as Millcreek refers to the as: Drunella flavilinea, Ephemerella dorothea, Attenella soquele and to a lesser degree Serratella species. It is amazing how pretty these critters are when you see them "blown up."

Someone is tying these and it would be nice to see what they look like. Nothing like a well tied fly to hook into a trout thinking its about to eat a mayfly!

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