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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.

Dorsal view of a Neoleptophlebia (Leptophlebiidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Some characteristics from the microscope images for the tentative species id: The postero-lateral projections are found only on segment 9, not segment 8. Based on the key in Jacobus et al. (2014), it appears to key to Neoleptophlebia adoptiva or Neoleptophlebia heteronea, same as this specimen with pretty different abdominal markings. However, distinguishing between those calls for comparing the lengths of the second and third segment of the labial palp, and this one (like the other one) only seems to have two segments. So I'm stuck on them both. It's likely that the fact that they're immature nymphs stymies identification in some important way.
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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Green River Wyoming

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Parsond on Sep 11, 2015September 11th, 2015, 1:30 pm EDT
Just a few highlights from this summers guiding here in SW Wyoming
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York & Starlight PA

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Wbranch on Sep 12, 2015September 12th, 2015, 12:53 pm EDT
Beautiful thick bodied hen rainbow. Would you be willing to tell us what river you were fishing?
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Sep 18, 2015September 18th, 2015, 6:48 pm EDT
Wow,so cool. congrats on a beautiful catch.

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