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I was out last Thursday and I saw what I thought was a Hedrickson emerge and fly in front of me. It happened really quick so I don't have a lot of details but it was about a sz.14 or so and was a red/brown color. Am I right?

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hendricksons are and have been coming off for the past couple weeks here in the midwest/eastern part of the country, so it very well could have been. Without a pic, knowing the size, exact color, where your located, etc, etc.... then its impossiable for Taxon or anyone else to say for sure.

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I was out last Thursday and I saw what I thought was a Hedrickson emerge and fly in front of me. It happened really quick so I don't have a lot of details but it was about a sz.14 or so and was a red/brown color. Am I right?

troutbum421-

 

When seeking information about hatches, you really need to provide (at least general) location information in your post. After all, you could well be from a part of the world that doesn't even have Hendrickson (Ephemerella subvaria) mayflies.

 

Having said that, the information provided certainly doesn't rule out having seen a Hendrickson. Size #14 would be within the expected body length range (8 – 12 mm.). A reddish brown body is within the expected color range. If you live in either S/E Canada or N/E USA, there are likely to be Hendrickson mayflies (at least somewhere) in your province or state. And, the Hendrickson mayfly does emerge this time of year.

 

Had you been able to count the tails on the flyby, and if there had only been two, and if one hadn’t been broken off, that would have ruled out the Hendrickson, as they have three tails in their winged (dun and spinner) life stages.

 

In any event, I appreciate your enthusiasm for the subject, and hope you'll continue in your quest for knowledge about insect hatches. In the meantime, you might want to peruse the article I wrote on The Hendrickson Hatch for last year's inaugural issue of Hatches Magazine.

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Like I said, I never got a really good look at it because it took me by suprise and it happened quite fast. I was on the Rogue River in the Grand Rapids, MI area. Sorry I could not give more info, I'm pretty new to entomology.

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No problem TB421. If you want a really good look at the kind of stuff to look for then check out Taxon's website, he has a great mayfly identifier program.

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