Mayflies

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

Mayflies - videos

Video 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.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video 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.	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video 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	Video 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.	Video 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.
Video Spent Green Drake Feb 26. 2020 Another technique for a spent mayfly.	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.