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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As far as I can tell, this species has only previously been reported from one site in Oregon along the Columbia gorge. However, the key characteristics are fairly unmistakable in all except for one minor detail:
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
— 4 small yellow spots on frons visible in photos
— Narrow occipital spinule row curves forward (but doesn’t quite meet on stem of ecdysial suture, as it's supposed to in this species)
— Short spinules on anterior margin of front legs
— Short rposterior row of blunt spinules on abdominal tergae, rather than elongated spinules dorsally
I caught several of these mature nymphs in the fishless, tiny headwaters of a creek high in the Wenatchee Mountains.
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PESCATORE on Sep 11, 2016September 11th, 2016, 2:56 pm EDT
When the fishing lets up, I grab my Nikon and spend time shooting various subjects, usually lakes and rivers. I was traveling back home from a Fly Fishing trip in the Eastern Sierras of CA last month and decided to take a full day shooting images.
This is a shot across Silver Lake situated in the middle of the Sierras about 80 miles from Sacramento. This is Thunder Mountain... it sits north of Silver Lake between the lake and Kirkwood Ski Resort.
Enjoy,
Don
This is a shot across Silver Lake situated in the middle of the Sierras about 80 miles from Sacramento. This is Thunder Mountain... it sits north of Silver Lake between the lake and Kirkwood Ski Resort.
Enjoy,
Don
Don
Partsman on Sep 11, 2016September 11th, 2016, 4:03 pm EDT
Wow, thanks for sharing.
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