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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.

My then-girlfriend, now-wife took this picture with my camera. From Toughannock Creek in New York

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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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Taxon on Jan 13, 2015January 13th, 2015, 1:00 am EST
Roger -
Doesn't this one look eerily reminiscent of several southern heptageniids we've been scratching our heads over - and for some time?


Kurt-

Hmm. Doesn't ring a bell with me.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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