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.

I like this one. Glacial river, taiga, tundra, and the perpetual ice cover of a massive high ridge dozens of miles away in the Wrangell Mountains.

From the Copper River in Alaska

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Lateral view of a Coleoptera (Beetle) Insect Larva from Sears Creek in Washington

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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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Teepee Creek

Closeup insects by Bnewell from Teepee Creek in Montana

Megaleuctra stigmata (Little Black Needlefly) Stonefly Adult

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Megaleuctra stigmata (Leuctridae) (Little Black Needlefly) Stonefly Adult from Talking Water Creek in Montana

This is one of rarest stoneflies in western Montana. It is a bit unusual that it is fairly abundant in a handful of streams that empty into the east side of Flathead Lake. A very beautiful bug.

Collected May 17, 2005 from Talking Water Creek in Montana

Added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Collected May 17, 2005 from Talking Water Creek in Montana and added by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Kathroperla perdita (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

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