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The Eastern nymph has single gills on body segments 1 through 7. ... So whether your Green Drake is a Hexagenia limbata or an Ephemera guttulala, the trout don’t seem to care.
A Hex, or if your Latin is good, a Hexagenia limbata, is a bomber-size Mayfly that shows up on Maine trout ponds in mid-summer, usually early July. For a trout, they area turkey dinner with all ...
The Eastern Green Drake transforms from underwater nymph into winged insects on the surface of the water usually in late May. Trout chomp down on the flies. And at night, the feeding only intensifies.
The green drake is a sporadic hatch on most western streams, but it can be abundant on the Metolius and a few others. It is a good idea to carry dries to match this mayfly when the adults could ...