Mayflies

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

Mayflies - videos

Video Quick Quill Dun Oct 4. 2019 This, as the name suggests, is a quick quill dun that is easy to tie and a very effective pattern for river fishing. Just change the colour and hook size to match your hatch.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video 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.	Video 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	Video Large Summer Dun Jul 8. 2019 Great Pattern in Summer & Autumn Body made with Foam Hook size 14 Grizzly Cock Hackle with Brown Partridge
Video 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.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video Isonychia Nymph Jul 3. 2019 Detailed instructions for tying Preston Jenning's Isonychia Nymph.	Video 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.	Video 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.