Mayflies

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

Mayflies - videos

Video 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.	Video 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.	Video Foam Body Mayfly Feb 19. 2020 A foam extended body mayfly with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some.
Video 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.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video 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.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video 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.	Video RS2 Nov 20. 2019 Detailed instructions for tying Rim Chung's RS2. For more information go to https://www.flytyer.com/	Video 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.