Mayflies

A type of flying insects with aquatic larval stages. AKA Ephemeroptera.

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Sulphur Dun

Aug 25. 2019
This is a low riding pattern that works well when the sulphur mayfly (Heptagenia sulphuria) duns are on the water. The close clipped underside of the hackle makes for a very natural footprint.
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Ultra Quick Mayfly Nymph

Aug 22. 2019
Something for the weekend! A quick semi realistic generic mayfly nymph, that can be tied in various colours and sizes to match the hatch.
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Wally Wing Hatch Matcher

Aug 22. 2019
A very simple, but semi realistic pattern that has only two materials, natural mallard flank feathers and a single blue dun CDC hackle.
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Large Adult CDC MayFly

Jul 21. 2019
Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Nymph Special size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tag, Black Thread Tail Whiting Coq-de-Leon Fibres
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Large Summer Dun

Jul 8. 2019
Great Pattern in Summer & Autumn Body made with Foam Hook size 14 Grizzly Cock Hackle with Brown Partridge
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Green Drake Emerger

Jul 4. 2019
This green drake emerger is an effective pattern when there are prolific hatches and the fish are playing hard to get.
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BWO

Jul 3. 2019
This little blue winged olive nymph normally tied in sizes 16-20 is a quick and easy tie that works well as a generic pattern for most small mayfly nymphs.
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Large Mayfly Nymph

Jul 3. 2019
A mixed media nymph that is a real easy tie but still ticks all the boxes for a good large burrowing mayfly nymph imitation.
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Isonychia Nymph

Jul 3. 2019
Detailed instructions for tying Preston Jenning's Isonychia Nymph.
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Danica Deer Hair Dun

Jun 1. 2019
First video in a series of 5 videos on imitations of the large Ephemera danica mayfly, which is fly fishing's national bird in the European mainland and on the British Isles.
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Spring Time Chub

May 28. 2019
Many flyfishers see in a Chub just a boring and uninteresting fish. The truth is, it's very hard to fool the big ones.
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Trico Sparkle Spinner

May 28. 2019
I like to fish these early in the day and use a little bit of floatant to help the fly sit in the surface film. the splayed tails and wing help the fly stay in the zone longer.
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Trico Spent Spinner

May 16. 2019
A small Trico spent spinner with a neat mayfly tailing technique and a segmented moose mane hair body for a semi realistic effect.
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Baetis sparkle wing

May 14. 2019
A little comparadun Baetis, that not only works very well early, but just about the whole season. With a mixed wing and a quill body. Perfect in sizes 16-18.
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Floating Mayfly Nymph

Apr 18. 2019
A floating CDC mayfly nymph that will fish as an emerger with the tail and abdomen under the surface, the thorax being held high with the CDC bubble wing case.

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