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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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington

This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.

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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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Report at a Glance

General Region	Pennsylvania
Specific Location	Central PA
Dates Fished	April 7, 2019
Time of Day	morning
Fish Caught	Browns and a Bow
Conditions & Hatches	Grannoms, Olives

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Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Apr 8, 2019April 8th, 2019, 3:40 pm EDT

After dealing with picky olive eaters for about a month we finally have grannoms. It's great to have bigger bugs and fish eager to go after them. Caught some fish that I could not interest in olives a week or so ago. From here on, the hatches just get better. Tight lines all!

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

Partsman

bancroft michigan

Posts: 321

Partsman on Apr 9, 2019April 9th, 2019, 12:37 am EDT

I went up to Grayling Sunday for a nymph fishing class at Gates lodge, there some bugs starting to come on the river as we worked on technique. I stopped at the Rifle rive on the way home and there was also some bug activity going on. Water temp was 42 degrees, but it finally has turned to spring around here! Im looking forward to better things.
Mike.

Summer_doug
Detroit, MI

Posts: 46

Summer_doug on Apr 9, 2019April 9th, 2019, 12:15 pm EDT

I donâ€™t mean to thread jack, but how was the Rifle looking Mike? Iâ€™m thinking about heading up on the Thursday before Good Friday and fishing Friday morning.

After finally getting out on some water, Iâ€™m itching to get out again. I was extremely rusty to the point of embarrassment for the first 3 hours or so!

Bring on Spring!

From Michigan