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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.

Upper Titcomb Lake From Titcomb Basin in Wyoming

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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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Forum Posts By Millcreek

Forum Posts By Millcreek

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Onocosmoecus larvae and cases
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Mature larva. 22 mm. In alcohol. Mature larval case. 24 mm. In alcohol. Mature larval case. 23 mm. (not including trailing stick). In alcohol. Mature larva. 22 mm. In alcohol. Mature larva. 22 mm. In alcohol.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Oct 30, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: A couple of Odontoceridae - Marilia and Nerophilus
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Marilia flexuosa larva and case. Larva 7 mm. Case 9 mm. In alcohol. Collected April 17, 2014. Marilia flexuosa cases. 9-11 mm. In alcohol. Collected April 17, 2014. Marilia flexuosa early instar larva and case. Larva 5.5 mm. Case 6.5 mm. In alcohol. Collected October 14, 2014. Marilia flexuosa prepupa. 8 mm. Collected April 19, 2014. In alcohol. Marilia flexuosa prepupal case. 10 mm. Collected April 19, 2014. In alcohol.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Oct 29, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Glossosoma
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Larval case collected April 8, 2008. Case 9 mm. In alcohol. Larva and case collected April 8, 2008. Case 9 mm. Larva 6 mm. In alcohol. Larva collected April 8, 2008. 6 mm. In alcohol. Larvae collected April 8, 2008. 6 mm. In alcohol. Case of prepupa. Case 10 mm. Collected May 15, 2009. In alcohol.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Oct 22, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Serratella micheneri nymphs Female. Collected May 4, 2014. Male. Collected May 4, 2014. Male. Collected May 4, 2014. Males. Collected May 4, 2014.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Oct 13, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Baetis spp.
In the Identify This! Board by Millcreek
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Oct 8, 2014
by Millcreek
Acentrella insignificans nymphs
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March 28, 2014. Mature female nymph. Live specimen. 7 mm (excluding cerci). March 28, 2014. Immature male nymph. Live specimen. 6 mm (excluding cerci). March 28, 2014. Immature female nymph. Live specimen. 7 mm (excluding cerci). February 15, 2014. Mature male nymph. 7 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol. February 15, 2014. Mature female nymph. 7 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Oct 3, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Live Chimarra pupae Pupal cases. 11 mm. Collected September 30, 2014. Pupal cases. 11 mm. Collected September 30, 2014. Chimarra pupa. 7 mm. Collected September 30, 2014. Chimarra pupae. 7 mm. Collected September 30, 2014.
In the Identify This! Board by Millcreek
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Oct 2, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Nixe species (kennedyi?)
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Color variation #1. 10 mm (excluding cerci). Live specimen. Collected May 29, 2014. Color variation #1. 7 mm (excluding cerci). Live specimen. Collected May 13, 2014. Color variation #1. 7 mm (excluding cerci). Live specimen. Collected May 13, 2014. Color variation #1. 6 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol. Collected May 5, 2012. Color variation #1. 6 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol. Collected May 5, 2012.
In the Identify This! Board by Millcreek
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Sep 27, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Timpanoga hecuba In alcohol. Collected July 28, 2007. 9 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol. Collected July 28, 2007. 9 mm (excluding cerci). In alcohol. Collected August 14, 2008. 10 mm (excluding cerci).
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Sep 19, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Camelobaetidius warreni Male. Live specimen. Male. Live specimen. Female. Live specimen. Male. Live specimen. Male. In alcohol.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Sep 16, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Paraleptophlebia helena
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In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Aug 31, 2014
by Millcreek
More Baetis nymphs
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Female. November 11, 2013. Female. October 29, 2013. Female. October 29, 2013. Female molting. November 14, 2013. Female. November 21,2013.
In the Identify This! Board by Millcreek
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Aug 26, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Chimarra larvae and pupae
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Larva 9 mm. August 16, 2014. Larvae 8 mm. August 16, 2014. Prepupa. Case 10 mm, prepupa 8 mm. August 16, 2014. Live specimen. Dorsal view, case of early pupa. 10 mm. August 16, 2014. Ventral view, case of early pupa. Case 10 mm. Pupa 8.5 mm. August 16, 2014. Live specimen.
In the Identify This! Board by Millcreek
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Aug 25, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Anafroptilum bifurcatum nymphs (formerly Centroptilum bifurcatum)
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Immature male nymph. Collected March 28,2014. Immature female nymph. Collected March 29,2014. Mature male nymph. Collected April 6, 2014. Mature female nymph. Collected April 6, 2014. Male nymph beginning to molt. Collected April 6, 2014.
In the Photography Board by Millcreek
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Jul 28, 2014
by Millcreek
Re: Dark reddish-brown spinner
In the Identify This! Board by Wiflyfisher
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Jul 25, 2014
by Millcreek
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