Mayflies

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

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Extended Body Isonychia Parachute

Jul 4. 2020
Detailed instructions for tying an Extended Body Isonychia Parachute fly. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com
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Ugly May

Jun 18. 2020
An extremely quick and easy, yet effective pattern that can be mastered by tyers of all levels.
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Hummingbird Mayfly

May 27. 2020
This fly was tyed just for a bit of fun and for my daughter..
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Olive CDC Humpy and a Caenis CDC Humpy

May 22. 2020
Materials Used; Olive Humpy, Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry size 20 Thread, Uni-8/0 Yellow Tail, Coq De Leon and Natural Grey CDC Fibres Body, Uni-8/0 Yellow
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Golden Brown

May 16. 2020
A simple to tie mayfly nymph. Shaded organza fibres tied in along the side of the thorax give this nymph great legs.
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Yellow May/Sulphur Dun Emerger

May 14. 2020
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Yellow May Emerger

May 5. 2020
A tried and tested Yellow May emerger fly pattern, which covers the emerging / hatching stage of the Yellow May Dun. It would also cover you for the Sulphur Dun fly hatch.
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MP 33 Mayfly Nymph

May 1. 2020
A Marc Petitjean pattern, with many different CDC techniques. Its the proportions that you have to balance with this pattern, tail length, short abdomen, long thorax & long slender head.
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RS 2

Apr 30. 2020
The RS 2 or Ray's Semblance 2 is, in my humble opinion, one of the best fishing flies ever designed. If you haven't fished with the RS 2, you don't know what you have been missing.
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Euro BWOs Revisited

Apr 14. 2020
In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions.
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Rollover MayFly

Apr 6. 2020
A great Mayfly from Patsy Deery to have on your mayfly trip.The design encourages the fly to roll over on its side in a breeze and this movement on the surface is very attractive to trout.
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Going Green

Apr 4. 2020
Ten years ago I produced "Going Green" for Catch Magazine, July 2010 Issue #12. This was before aerial cameras, before social media. Another world.
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Foam Post March Brown

Apr 1. 2020
A simple but extremely effective March Brown emerger that can be tied in sizes 10-16. The foam post and parachute hackle give perfect presentation and will float all day long.
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Muskrat Nymph

Mar 30. 2020
A little variant of Andre Puyan's famous Muskrat mayfly nymph. Hook: Mustad S60 nymph hook # 8-14 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown Tail: Moose body hair
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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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