Mayflies

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

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Inspiration and Imitation Aug 4. 2023 Rocks The story about how the Toothpick Stone Clinger was inspired by turning over rocks and taking pictures Story and pattern here	Matching the BWO hatch Oct 20. 2022 Mayflies Flies fitting the "Blue Winged Olive" description are important in almost every river in the trout fishing world More BWOs here
Combover Mar 17. 2022 Tonsorial The Combover is a generic mayfly nymph imitation. It gets its name from the hairstyle, now thankfully rarely seen. See how to tie it here	Einars’ Vulgata Emerger Mar 11. 2021 Floating This emerger pattern uses CDC and foam to create the floating thorax that’s typical of emerging insects See the pattern here

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Article Inspiration and Imitation Aug 4. 2023 Rocks The story about how the Toothpick Stone Clinger was inspired by turning over rocks and taking pictures Story and pattern here	Video Poly Yarn Dun Jul 19. 2023 The Poly Yarn Dun is a simple, yet effective imitation of an adult mayfly. Faux Bucktail for the tail, dubbing for the body, a hackle over the thorax and poly yarn for the wing.	Video NZ Trico Jul 19. 2023 Detailed instructions for tying an NZ Trico with a New Zealand wool wing. Recipe: Hook: Your favorite dry-fly hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5050), sizes 20-24.
Video LDO Parachute Dun Jul 2. 2023 When it comes to imitating mayflies on the surface, few flies are better than parachutes.	Video Superfine Sulphur Spinner Jun 10. 2023 Detailed instructions for tying a Superfine Sulphur Spinner. Recipe:	Video Ephemera Danica Emerger Jun 5. 2023 Emergers are the best dry flies. This one is hot at the moment since hatching is on in Europe and perhaps some other places too.
Video Claret French Partridge Mayfly Apr 27. 2023 Materials Used;	Video Kajs Vulgata Apr 26. 2023 Christmas Eve for the dedicated dry fly fishermen is not at the end of December like the rest of the world, but rather when the elegant mayflies like drakes, danicas and vulgates hatch and can get	Video March Brown Dynamite Harry Apr 26. 2023 Link to fishing video..https://youtu.be/bcn2OwTXWtE Materials Used;
Video Plumeaux Fly - Feather Duster Mar 21. 2023 Green Drake fly from France.	Video Sulphur Parachute Mar 15. 2023 Sulphur Parachute is kind of specific imitation but by changing color of the biot we can imitate almost all mayflies we have in rivers or lakes.	Video Blue Dun All Rounder Emerger:Dry Jan 27. 2023 Materials Used;
Video Mustard Green Drake Emerger Dec 5. 2022 A Sean Weir Fly Pattern.. Materials Used;	Video CDC Spent Nov 11. 2022 Spent spinners are the last and final stage of mayflies and beatis'.	Article Matching the BWO hatch Oct 20. 2022 Mayflies Flies fitting the "Blue Winged Olive" description are important in almost every river in the trout fishing world More BWOs here

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