hex

Female adult Hexagenia limbata in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)

There is one bug in the fly fishing world that anglers in the East wait all year long for the bug to hatch. This bug is one of the largest mayflies in the world. It runs in sizes up to 2 inches in length. This bug is ... huge!

The bug is Hexagenia limbata — or hex for short.

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