The Fabulous Hexagenia
THE FABULOUS HEXAGENIA - Foreword by Art Neumann. CHAPTER 1: Trout Unlimited. CHAPTER 2: The Federation of Fly Fishers. CHAPTER 3: Life cycle of HEXAGENIA LIMBATA: nymph habit & habitat; dun & spinner; & the biology & distribution of HEXAGENIA in North America. CHAPTER 4: HEXAGENIA Emergence (hatch) Schedules, excerpts from "hex" fishing logs, & fishing techniques. CHAPTER 5: Favorite Hex Patterns of TU & FFF Members: Whitlock's Fox Squirrel-Hair Nymph, Kane's Cedar Creek Dun & Spinner, Rockwood's Para Hex, & Bonin's Trudes. CHAPTER 6: Features 20 HEXAGENIA Patters From The Fly Fishing Literature (1941-1990). Chapter 7: HEXAGENIA Patterns From the "Michigan Fly Box": Hex Wiggle Nymph, Spring('s) Wiggler, Clark Lynn Nymph, Oscar's Nymph, Nault's Hexagenia Nymph, Priest's Hex Limbata Nymph, Jackson's Squirrel Hair Nymph, Manistee Hex, Berger's Deer Hair-Hex, Mer's No-Hackle Caddis, Michigan Caddis, Kelly's Hex, Michigan Night Caddis, Spent Wing Caddis, Nelem's Caddis, Martin's Deer Hair Hex, & Duffin's Night Caddis. ADDENDUM A: Size Variation in H. LIMBATA, & Recommended Hooks. ADDENDUM B: Selecting HEXAGENIA Tying Materials. ADDENDUM C: Comparative Summary of HEXAGENIA species. ADDENDUM D: Michigan's 49 Blue Ribbon Trout Streams. ADDENDUM E: FFF & TU Chapters/Clubs. To order contact: Cedar Creek TroutCrafters, 3487 Automobile Rd., Muskegon, MI 49445. (616) 766-3531.