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.

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva

Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.

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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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Wing Material

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Unsinkable1 on Nov 9, 2018November 9th, 2018, 7:11 am EST

Ever get tired of purchasing wing material? If you are like me, do you find that the package always seems to contain a limited amount of material and the color as well as structure is often not exactly what you want? But what if you could make wing material at a fraction of the cost, in the color and structure you want, that floats and is as tough as nails. Making this kind of wing material is a fairly simple process. To start you need the following items:

1. A pressing table
2. Iron (Hobby or regular pressing iron)
3. Scissors
4. Heat-n-Bond (which in a polypropylene or polyethylene product)
5. Netting or Polypropylene (PP) Hair
6. Polyethylene foam sheeting
7. Alcohol ink for additional coloring
8. Teflon Pressing Pad

To see samples and step by step procedures follow this link https://unsinkableflies.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-fly-wing-material-fly-tying.html