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Mayfly Patterns By Species

  • Albino Hex

    Albino Hex

    The queen of North American mayflies, the Hexegenia or Hex mayfly is only outclassed in size by one other species.  Found across the United States burrowed into the silty bottoms of lakes and large rivers, the Hex mayfly nymphs will emerge to...

    $2.31
  • Tan AP Nymph Black AP Nymph

    AP Nymph

    The "AP" in AP Nymph stands for "All Purpose" and that is truly the case when it comes to this ultra-versatile generalist pattern.  When fished in different sizes and colors, the AP Nymph can be used to imitate almost every species of mayfly and...

    $2.31
  • Barr's Emerger Blue Winged Olive Barr's Emerger Pale Morning Dun

    B's Emerger

    The B's Emerger has earned its stripes in the field and on the water, making it one of the most popular and effective mayfly emerger patterns on the market.  Tied small in olive or cream, the B's Emerger is one of our favorite patterns for matching...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Olive Darth Baetis Beadhead Grey Darth Baetis Beadhead Brown Darth Baetis

    Beadhead Darth Baetis

    Not a pattern for the young jedi to trifle with, the Beadhead Darth Baetis lives and dark places and does bad things to trout!! Tied to overpower the reserve of rebellious tailwater trout, the slender profile and subtle flash of this fly makes it a...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger BWO

    Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger BWO

    Topped with a brass beadhead and a little flash to help it shine through cloudy water, the Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger has earned its stripes in the field and on the water, making it one of the most popular and effective mayfly emerger patterns on the...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger PMD

    Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger PMD

    Topped with a brass beadhead and a little flash to help it shine through cloudy water, the Beadhead Flashback B's Emerger has earned its stripes in the field and on the water, making it one of the most popular and effective mayfly emerger...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear (Natural) Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear (Dark Olive)

    Beadhead Flashback Hare's Ear

    If we could only fish two nymph patterns for the rest of our days on the water, one would be a Flashback Hare's Ear, and the second would be the Flashback Pheasant Tail.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in profile and color to a host...

    $2.70
  • Blue & Purple Beadhead Juju Baetis Black & Grey Beadhead Juju Baetis Olive & Black Beadhead Juju Baetis Brown & Black Beadhead Juju Baetis Red & Black Beadhead Juju Baetis

    Beadhead Flashback Juju Baetis

    A heavy metal version of one of our most effective and versatile nymph patterns, the Beadhead Juju Baetis is a killer match for a host of mayflies species coast to coast!  The tightly-tied and slim profile makes it especially deadly for matching the...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail

    Beadhead Flashback Pheasant Tail

    While there are no secret patterns that are guaranteed to catch fish every time you are on the water, the closest thing to it would be the Pheasant Tail Flashback nymph.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in color to a host of...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Micro Mayfly Nymph

    Beadhead Micro Mayfly

    Don't let the name, Beadhead Micro Mayfly, fool you.  Regardless of what you might think, trout don't know the name of the flies in your fly box, and this pattern matches a much broader swath of invertebrate families and species than just the...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Poxyback Callibaetis

    Beadhead Poxyback Callibaetis

    One of the few families of mayfly that make their home in lakes and ponds, the Callibaetis mayfly is a 365 day a year trout favorite across most of the country.  These free swimming mayflies are always accessible to feeding trout in the waters in...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Skinny Nelson

    Beadhead Skinny Nelson

    Originally tied along the banks of Oregon's McKenzie river, and made famous on the Big Horn River in Montana, the Skinny Nelson is an unassuming, micro-nymph pattern that has proven the downfall of many a trout!  While a killer match for a number of...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

    Beadhead Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

    Also know as the Guides Choice hares Ear Nymph, it is the soft hackle wrap on the that adds the final layer of realism to this already legendary pattern.  As this nymph drifts through the water, the wet hackle wrap flutters and kicks like the...

    $2.70
  • Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

    Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

    The soft hackle wrap on the Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail adds another layer of realism to this already legendary pattern.  As this nymph drifts through the water, the wet hackle wrap flutters and kicks like the legs of a swimming nymph...

    $2.70
  • Blue Dun CDC Comparadun

    Blue Dun CDC Comparadun

    The Blue Dun is a common name that has been applied to a number of spring and summer emerging mayfly species, including the Black Quills, Blue Quills, Hendricksons, and Ginger Quills.  Similar to the fabled Parachute Adams in its ability to match...

    $2.31
  • Blue Winged Olive Mayfly Selection

    Blue Winged Olive Mayfly Selection

    The Blue Winged Olive Mayfly is one of the most prolific mayfly families in the United States and can be found on rivers and streams at every elevation and in almost every state.  This mayfly family will often have two generations per year, with...

    $28.52 - $97.88
  • BWO CDC Comparadun

    BWO CDC Comparadun

    Sitting lower in the water than both the Parachute BWO and the Thorax BWO, the BWO CDC Comparadun makes it appear trapped in the surface film, and is among the most visible adult (dry) Blue Winged Olive Mayfly patterns to the feeding trout.  BWO...

    $2.31
  • BWO CDC Pearlwing Spinner

    BWO CDC Pearlwing Spinner

    Without a doubt, the most important moving water mayfly species in the trout's diet is the Blue Winged Olive (BWO).  With numbers topping thousands of BWO nymphs per square meter on the bottom of many of our rivers, and as many as two generations of...

    $2.31
  • BWO Parachute Emerger

    BWO Parachute Emerger

    The little Blue Winged Olive (BWO) mayfly of the family baetidae are arguably the most important moving-water mayfly hatch for both the trout and the fly angler.  Capable of producing two generations per year, the BWO's high level of activity...

    $2.31
  • BWO Sparkle Dun

    BWO Sparkle Dun

    The little Blue Winged Olive (BWO) mayfly of the family baetidae is arguably the most important moving-water mayfly hatch for both the trout and the fly angler.  Capable of producing two generations per year, the BWO's high level of activity...

    $2.31
  • BXB Green Drake Coffin Fly BXB Green Drake Coffin Fly

    BXB Green Drake Coffin Fly

    Found across the Eastern US and Canada and as far West as Arkansas, the Eastern Green Drake or Ephemera guttulata hatch is rivaled only in size and numbers by that of the giant Hex mayflies.  Renowned for the clouds of large, light colored...

    $2.31
  • BXB Parachute Slate Drake Dun

    BXB Parachute Slate Drake Dun

    The Slate Drake (or genus Isonychia) is a prominent, big bodied mayfly that hatches in trout streams across the East and Midwest.  While not found in the numbers of some of the spring-emerging mayflies such as the Sulphurs, the trout will...

    $2.47
  • BXB Parachute Yellow Drake

    BXB Parachute Yellow Drake

    The Yellow Drake (Ephemera varia) is a massive mayfly that emgerges from Midwestern and Eastern streams each fall.  Unlike other mayflies in the Ephemera family, which hatch from the water in a flurry over a week, the Yellow Drake will emerge...

    $2.31
  • Callibaetis Mayfly Selection

    Callibaetis Mayfly Selection

    Found in nearly every roadside ditch, pond, lake and reservoir in the central and western United States, the Callibaetis mayfly is one of the most important stillwater food sources for trout.  While the nymphs of the callibaetis are available to...

    $28.90 - $75.14