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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 Zapada cinctipes (Nemouridae) (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
Nymphs of this species were fairly common in late-winter kick net samples from the upper Yakima River. Although I could not find a key to species of Zapada nymphs, a revision of the Nemouridae family by Baumann (1975) includes the following helpful sentence: "2 cervical gills on each side of midline, 1 arising inside and 1 outside of lateral cervical sclerites, usually single and elongate, sometimes constricted but with 3 or 4 branches arising beyond gill base in Zapada cinctipes." This specimen clearly has the branches and is within the range of that species.
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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Wiflyfisher
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Wiflyfisher on Nov 23, 2015November 23rd, 2015, 6:09 am EST
This is truly amazing... https://vimeo.com/146049113.

Jason have you been to Lake Iliama yet?
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Wbranch on Nov 23, 2015November 23rd, 2015, 7:21 am EST
Fantastic video!
Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.
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PaulRoberts on Nov 23, 2015November 23rd, 2015, 7:50 am EST
Wow! What a place. Once upon a time, much of the world was like that.
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Crepuscular on Nov 23, 2015November 23rd, 2015, 8:01 am EST
very nice. Thanks John!
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Martinlf on Nov 23, 2015November 23rd, 2015, 8:14 am EST
Beautiful and moving video! Life is such a powerful force, filled with tenacity. If only those who put profit and power above it could understand this kind of experience. I wonder if some of the aerial shots were taken with a drone. It's amazing what they can capture.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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