Mayflies - Hatches -

A chunkier version of a well-known nymph pattern, the Beadhead Zug Bug has been hooking trout since before I was born! Sharing many of the elements...

With the name Light Cahill being applied to a number of different mayfly species across the country, having this pattern stocked in your box will ...

The Jumbo Jet of Western mayflies, the Green Drake takes a long time to spread its wings and get off the water. During the Green Drake hatch, trou...

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, and New England, the trout wake from their winter s...

The mayfly genus of Siphlonurus, commonly known as Grey Drakes, are an important still water and slow moving water family spanning the US and Canad...

Used to match the expired PMD, PED, and Sulphur Mayflies, this Pearlwing Spinner has given up its ghost and is ready and waiting for a hungry trout...

A common summer through fall mayfly hatch throughout most of the US, the small-statured Trico mayflies will emerge in such numbers that they will c...

Since the nymph of the March Brown Mayfly spends its aquatic life cycle burrowed into the bottom of the streambed, it is during the emergence that ...

Beautifully imitating the adult March Brown mayfly down to the yellow ribbed segments along its abdomen, the March Brown dry fly is tied specifical...

The love child of a Pheasant Tail Flashback and a Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph, the Lightning Bolt is a fiery little nymph pattern that is fished w...

Found throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species. W...

The lovechild of the Copper John and the Pheasant Tail, the Hotwire Nymph is a terror to trout one of the best tools in the fly fisher's box! Load...

One of the largest species of mayflies found in the rivers and streams of the West, a drifting Goldbead Poxyback Green Drake represents one of the ...

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, East Coast, and New England, the trout wake from th...

Light Hendrickson, Ephemerella invaria, or Sulpher are all names for the same explosive mayfly hatch that takes over East Coast rivers each spring....

The H & L Variant is a high floating, traditional dry fly that has been fooling trout for more than 60 years. While sharing many characteristi...

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 ...

The Yellow Drake (Ephemera varia) is a massive mayfly that emgerges from Midwestern and Eastern streams each fall. Unlike other mayflies in the Ep...

What the Trico mayflies lack in size, they make up in quantity! This mayfly family comes off in late summer to fall, and is renowned for its' "Bla...

Like throwing a hot coal in the water, tying on a Red Headed Step Child will make your next trip to the river sizzle! Sharing the size and profile...

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...

This tried and true generalist nymph pattern has been putting the hurt on trout for more than 50 years and will undoubtedly be catching fish for co...

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...

A Bumble Bee, a Wasp, A Yellow Jacket, or just some crazy looking Mayfly, regardless of what the Sure Shot was intended to be it sure matches a lo...

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, East Coast, and New England, the trout wake from th...

The Grey Drake or genus Siphlonurus emerges from waters across the US and Canada throughout the day over a period of several months each summer. T...

The mayfly genus of Siphlonurus, commonly known as Grey Drakes, are an important still water and slow moving water family spanning the US and Canad...

This large, extended body foam Hex mayfly matches the profile and grandeur of the queen of mayflies, Hexeginia limbata. Found across the United Sta...

Tied to match the East coast's first and most prolific Spring mayfly hatch, that of Ephemerella subvaria or Dark Hendrickson. The traditional Dark...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

If the Blue Winged Olive is the tiny Cessna of the mayfly family, the Green Drake is the hulking Boeing 787! The Green Drakes are one of the large...

Buried in the soft sand and muck on the bottom of lakes and slack water rivers across the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast, when the Hex mayfly ...

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, and New England, the trout wake from their winter s...

One of the first and most prolific mayfly hatches each spring in the upper Midwest, Appalachia, and New England, the trout wake from their winter s...

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 ...

Found in rivers and streams throughout the entirety of the Eastern US and Canada as well as most of the Midwest, the Sulphur Mayfly (formally known...

The perfect end to one of the first big mayfly hatches of the year, the Hendrickson Spinner is tied to match the spawned out and dying spinner as t...

While not as numerous as midges or as large as stoneflies, mayflies are without question one of the most important food sources for trout in most s...

While most prominent in the central and eastern United States, the March Brown will also be found in many western streams and rivers, stretching as...

Populating lakes and slack waters in every US State (except Alaska, Arizona, and New Mexico), and spreading throughout every Canadian province exce...

Hendrickson is a common name that anglers have used to encompass both the species of Ephemerella invaria (also known as the Sulphur of Light Hendri...

Ginger Quill is a name that is used in a number of regions to describe more than half a dozen mayfly species. If you are looking to cover more wat...

The spawned out mayfly spinner, floating on top of the water after death, is among the easiest food and fastest calories for the feeding trout. Im...

Among the largest mayfly species found in our rivers spanning from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean, the Green Drake Nymph is a staple food for man...

The Sulphur Mayfly is among the most notable and eagerly anticipated (by both trout and the fly angler) late spring to early summer hatches for the...