buzzin frog 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 Saw this at a lake with water temps in the mid to high seventies so i am a little perplexed,I'm assuming it came from a nearby stream, some of which do hold trout, any ideas? It was by far the largest mayfly i've ever seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 My guess is Hexagenia limbata. They are a burrowing type Mayfly and inhabit lakes and slow streams with silty bottoms. They are big. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzin frog 0 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 I thought it was some type of hex, thanks for the id Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikerajala 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 I think we got those same mayflies here in Idaho.They fly a long way away from lake pend orielle before they shed there skin from duns to imagoes, or however that works.Like a couple of miles away from the lake!!!.That one looks like It has already shed its skin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChromeDreams 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2011 One of my favorite hatches. Smallmouth on the hex. Sigh... doesn't last long enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandflyx 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Hexigenia Limbata spinner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rott 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2012 It could be a Green drake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Druce 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2012 The specimen is much too out of focus, I cannot key it out or positively ID it. It could be a hex but these insects range in appearance greatly region to region. Good luck. Druce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perchjerker 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2012 Hexagenia limbata here in Texas, both here around Houston on the coast, and Waco, in Central Texas, look just like those from Michigan. The yellowish body and brownish spots on each segment definitely point to Hexagenia limbata, at least as I know it here in my area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites