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.

This is one of the many shallow, unnamed lakes in the Arctic coastal plain near the Dalton Highway.

From Dalton Highway in Alaska

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Dorsal view of a Kogotus (Perlodidae) Stonefly Nymph from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington

This one pretty clearly keys to Kogotus, but it also looks fairly different from specimens I caught in the same creek about a month later in the year. With only one species of the genus known in Washington, I'm not sure about the answer to this ID.

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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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Joan Marie DeNike, 1933-2019

Jmd123

Oscoda, MI

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Jmd123 on Jun 22, 2019June 22nd, 2019, 3:13 am EDT

My mom passed away, peacefully in her sleep, last night at the age of 86. In remembrance, I thought I would bring up an old Troutnut story I posted on her and Dad many years ago when they were still alive and healthy.

http://www.troutnut.com/topic/2500/Trout-my-Mom-caught-subtitled-Fishing-is-in-my-genes#18480

Yep, got my fishing prowess from somewhere...thanks Mom for all the trips "to the pond" and Sylvan Glen Lake when I was a kid. You were no slouch with a rod yourself!!!

R.I.P.

Jonathon

Got more stories to tell about her fishing...

No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...

Troutnut

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Bellevue, WA

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Troutnut on Jun 22, 2019June 22nd, 2019, 3:27 am EDT

Sorry to hear that Jonathan.

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Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

Partsman

bancroft michigan

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Partsman on Jun 22, 2019June 22nd, 2019, 5:49 am EDT

So sorry Jonathon, our moms really are the ones who raised us, and instilled a lot of the things we love doing. Your Mother must have been very special!
Mike.

Iasgair

Colorado

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Iasgair on Jul 11, 2019July 11th, 2019, 12:34 pm EDT

Sorry to hear of your mothers passing. Where would we be without them? Your mother was a fine lady, and to take you fishing as a kid just tops it off.