Blinded by Beauty

Blinded by beauty, more than once. Better to turn away from the glare to gain one’s vision; one’s path. Venture forth and one may stumble, fall or worse. 

Massive Mississippi Hex Hatch……..

A bit dated from a month ago, but I always find the stories of nature on crack fascinating. Just over a month ago, radar in Wisconsin picked up a disturbance. This turned out to be a ‘massive’ (billions of insects) Hex hatch (Hexagenia Bilineata), which rose on the Mississippi River and moved across Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. Hex Mayfly are much revered by fly fishers because they are big insects and trout love them at last light. 

Mississippi Hex Mayfly Hatch on Radar

Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited (CWTU) Photo Source

Mike Hamernik

Hexagenia Bilineata