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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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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Ribbing

Flytyerinpa

Pottsville Pa

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Flytyerinpa on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 4:17 am EDT

Whats the difference between UV ribbing and holographic ribbing ?

Martinlf

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Palmyra PA

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Martinlf on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 9:05 am EDT

I believe holographic has little facets that break up the light and scatter it, while UV reflects UV light in ways that fish may be able to see but we can't. There's a whole thread or two on UV in Troutnut. I'll try to bump it up.

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

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