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 specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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Baetis7 on Aug 20, 2014August 20th, 2014, 9:08 am EDT
I have noticed a good amount of baetis nymph shucks tied with an orange antron or similar material. What do you folks think about the right color for a shuck?
Entoman on Aug 20, 2014August 20th, 2014, 10:49 am EDT
Yeah, LaFontaine liked to use orange wings on his emergers - his "Theory of Attraction" working there as opposed to imitation. The mysterious success of the color orange when incorporated in flies used during hatches of olive mayflies goes back many years. It was reported by English authors at least as far back as 80 years ago, perhaps more. In my experience, sometimes it seems to help - but usually not.
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