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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This one seems to lead to Couplet 35 of the Key to Genera of Perlodidae Nymphs and the genus Isoperla, but I'm skeptical that's correct based on the general look. I need to get it under the microscope to review several choices in the key, and it'll probably end up a different Perlodidae.
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Falsifly on Aug 27, 2020August 27th, 2020, 1:44 am EDT
I found this interesting but some of you may want to jump to the more pertinent specimens starting at about the 4 minute mark.
https://youtu.be/Cnn9CfsYJqc
https://youtu.be/Cnn9CfsYJqc
Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
Martinlf on Aug 27, 2020August 27th, 2020, 4:37 pm EDT
Pretty cool. Thanks!
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"
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