Mayflies

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

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BWO CDC Emerger

Mar 17. 2020
One of the flies I must have in the boxes. Easy to tie and extremely effective on all rivers.
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Last Chance Cripple

Feb 28. 2020
Last Chance Cripples mimic an emerging mayfly (PMD to be exact) that has a crippled wing or cannot emerge from its casing.
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Spent Green Drake

Feb 26. 2020
Another technique for a spent mayfly.
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Mayfly Emerger

Feb 24. 2020
A real quick and effective mayfly emerger that is a great pattern to have when the hatch is on. Just adjust the hook size and colour to match your hatch.
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Paraloop & CDC March Brown

Feb 21. 2020
A great river fly with a little different hackle technique, that results in a nice wing effect and realistic footprint.
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Foam Body Mayfly

Feb 19. 2020
A foam extended body mayfly with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some.
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Danica Mayfly Nymph

Feb 19. 2020
A nice, not so difficult semi realistic nymph, for one of the largest mayflies. This one has a couple of good techniques that you can use in other patterns.
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March Brown Mayfly

Jan 25. 2020
This fly is a mayfly dry fly and imitates a March Brown Mayfly. This is a great dry fly for fly fishing during a mayfly hatch.
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Yellow May

Jan 15. 2020
A quick but easy, semi realistic size 12 yellow mayfly dun with Wally wings. Another good looking pattern that illustrates a few techniques that can be put to good use, in other patterns.
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Reversed Parachute Mayfly

Dec 9. 2019
A reversed parachute mayfly tied on a swimming nymph hook, that will give a very natural presentation. It can be fished as a dun or cripple and includes a few interesting techniques.
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BWO Last Chance Cripple

Dec 5. 2019
Rene Harrop's Last chance cripple is an excellent option when fish are selectively picking off crippled or emerging mayfly.
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PT Shuttlecock

Dec 3. 2019
A pheasant tail shuttlecock that works well, both as an emerger and a cripple mayfly. A little nymph that floats vertically in the surface film.
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Parachute Yellow May Dun

Dec 2. 2019
Parachute dry flies are some of the most effective for different reasons. First of all (we are talking dry flies) they float well.
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RS2

Nov 20. 2019
Detailed instructions for tying Rim Chung's RS2. For more information go to https://www.flytyer.com/
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Spent Mayfly

Nov 18. 2019
This easy fan wing mayfly can be tied spent or as a dun, just by changing the position of the wings when mounting. Straight up for a dun, or as here out to the sides for a spent spinner.

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