Are you encountering what is known in parts of TN and north AL as willow flies. It's a type of mayfly beyond that I have no idea of which species. Looks like this:
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Are you encountering what is known in parts of TN and north AL as willow flies. It's a type of mayfly beyond that I have no idea of which species. Looks like this:
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Or could it be this guy:
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If so, you got yourself a hex hatch.
Hatching right before dark is another indication of the Hexegenia.
Normally continues into the night.
I'd call it a Hex comparing both of those pictures. The color is an exact match on the Hex picture.
Thanks for the pics.
If it's not a Hex, my guess would be, a Golden Drake (Anthopotamus Distinctus). They start hatching in late June and run through August. They emerge, right before dark and are usually around a size 8. If they're hatching, in slower water, the fish usually go after the nymph...at least trout do. lol. For the dun, I use a simple compara dun.
Years ago I was catfishing at Lakewood park in Salina Ks. . This was late at night. The imagos were crawling out of the water onto the bank, then, after a short drying, flying away. I have no idea what they were, but it was very interesting.
Upon further review, it appears to be Pentagenia Vittigera(sp?). It's a type of burrowing mayfly. I'm guessing Willow Fly, is the common name?Quote:
Are you encountering what is known in parts of TN and north AL as willow flies. It's a type of mayfly beyond that I have no idea of which species. Looks like this:
The insects which crawl out of the water are stone flies, wings flat on the top of the body at rest.
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