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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

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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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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BoulderWork
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BoulderWork on Feb 22, 2015February 22nd, 2015, 7:56 am EST

PT --

I think your flies are attractive. However, I would like to gather feedback from you (your son) on how effective these particular designs work on the wild fish in the Catskills. I have my suspicions.

HLR

Planettrout

Los Angeles, CA / Pullman, WA

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Planettrout on Feb 23, 2015February 23rd, 2015, 4:49 am EST

PT --

I think your flies are attractive. However, I would like to gather feedback from you (your son) on how effective these particular designs work on the wild fish in the Catskills. I have my suspicions.

HLR

I'll report back after my son has had an opportunity to try the patterns I have tied for him. It seems to me that a bunch of the Emerger patterns seen here:

https://www.detteflies.com/catalog/14

...originated in places other than the Catskills...

PT/TB :-)

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Gutcutter

Pennsylvania

Posts: 470

Gutcutter on Feb 23, 2015February 23rd, 2015, 3:52 pm EST

It seems to me that a bunch of the Emerger patterns seen here:
https://www.detteflies.com/catalog/14
...originated in places other than the Catskills...
PT/TB :-)

Good one!

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