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Dry Mayfly Patterns

  • Parachute Sulphur

    Parachute Sulphur

    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 their winter stupor to pursue the Sulphur mayflies with gusto!  An equally effective and highly visible...

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  • PMD Pearl Wing Spinner

    PMD Pearlwing Spinner

    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 to snap it up!  Immediately after spawning, the spinners rain down on the water, luring even the most...

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  • Parachute PMD Emerger

    Parachute PMD Emerger

    Close cousins to the Sulphur and Pale Evening Dun, the Pale Morning Dun or PMD hatch is the stuff of mayfly legends!  Filling every portion of the water column and the skies above (almost) every Western River, when the PMDs are active, the trout...

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  • Parachute PMD

    Parachute PMD

    After the BWO hatch each spring, the Pale Morning Dun or PMD is the next major mayfly hatch for streams and rivers across the West.  If you are looking for a highly visible, go-to pattern to match the Adult PMD, go no further than the Parachute...

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  • Royal Wulff

    Royal Wulff

    An obnoxious concoction of red floss, over-sized wings, and peacock herl, the Royal Wulff is an Attractormayfly pattern and stands out (in more ways than one) among its dry fly peers!  Prone to drive trout out of their minds and induce feeding...

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  • Ginger Quill

    Ginger Quill

    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 waters and match more mayfly hatches with fewer patterns, having a selection of Ginger Quills in your fly...

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  • Parachute Purple Haze

    Parachute Purple Haze

    A flashier and sexier version of the Parachute Adams, the Parachute Purple Haze shares many characteristics with the Adams but has replaced the grey body with an eye-catching metallic purple.  The spark of light produced from the purple body makes...

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  • Yellow Humpy Red Humpy Chartreuse Humpy

    Humpy

    This large-bodied, brightly colored dry mayfly pattern is intended to appear as a large meal helplessly stranded on top of the water as opposed to being a close match to any specific hatch.  A close relative to the Royal Wulff, the Humpy can be used...

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  • Rusty Spinner

    Rusty Spinner

    The spawned out mayfly spinner, floating on top of the water after death, is among the easiest food and fastest calories available for the feeding trout.  Immediately after spawning, the male mayflies will fall to the water, spreading their wings...

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  • Eastern Green Drake Spinner

    Eastern Green Drake Spinner

    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.  Immediately after spawning, the male mayflies will fall to the water, spreading their wings wide in...

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  • Green Drake Parachute Emerger

    Green Drake Parachute Emerger

    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, trout will key in and actively feed on the emergers as they struggle to free their wings from their...

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  • Hen Wing Green Drake Hen Wing Green Drake

    Hen Wing Green Drake

    Specifically tied to match the adult Western Green Drake (both dun and spinner life cycles) the Hen Wing Green Drake is an almost spot-on imitation and a proven killer during this stunning summer hatch!   Dry/Wet:  Dry Fly...

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  • Hair Wing Green Drake Hair Wing Green Drake

    Hair Wing Green Drake

    Specifically tied to match the adult Western Green Drake (both dun and spinner life cycles), the Hair Wing Green Drake is an almost spot-on imitation and a proven killer during this stunning summer hatch!  While similar in every aspect to the Hen...

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  • Parachute Adams

    Parachute Adams

    If we were only allowed to fish one dry mayfly pattern for the rest of our days on the water, that pattern would be the Parachute Adams.  This Generalist pattern is one that we have returned to over the decades, and have effectively fished...

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  • Light Cahill

    Light Cahill

     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 enable you to cover a lot of water.  Fish the Light Cahill dry fly in sizes 12-20 to match most...

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  • Callibaetis Spinner

    Callibaetis Spinner

    Found throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species.  While active throughout their nymph life cycle and fed upon by trout, it is in their adult form on top...

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  • Parachute Callibaetis Emerger

    Parachute Callibaetis Emerger

    Found throughout the lower 48 states and Canada, the Callibaetis Mayfly is one of our few stillwater (pond, lake, and reservoir) mayfly species.  While active throughout their nymph life cycle and fed upon by trout, it is in their adult form on top...

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  • Parachute Loopwing Callibaetis

    Loopwing Parachute Callibaetis

    True to the natural Callibaetis Mayfly down to the speckled wing and long tail, the Loopwing Parachute Callibaetis is an almost spot-on imitation of this important stillwater mayfly species.  When fishing ponds and lakes which normally only...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • Parachute BWO

    Parachute BWO

    Depending on where you live, a number of different mayflies might share the name of Blue Winged Olive (BWO).  However,  it is the size 16-24 family of Baetis that is being referred to.  With hundreds of patterns both dry and wet being...

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  • Matt's Hi-Vis Trico Spinner

    Matt's Hi Vis Trico Spinner

    The tiny moving water mayfly family of Tricorythodes (or more commonly known as Tricos) make up what for what they lack in size (generally sizes 18-22) with their almost plague-like numbers.  Creating swarms that can shadow the river, the...

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  • Matt's Lead Trico Spinner

    Matt's Lead Trico Spinner

    The tiny moving water mayfly family of Tricorythodes (or more comonly known as Tricos) make up what for what they lack in size (generally sizes 18-22) with their almost plague-like numbers.  Creating swarms that can shadow the river, the...

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  • Parachute Trico

    Parachute Trico

    The tiny moving water mayfly family of Tricorythodes (or more commonly known as Tricos), make up what for what they lack in size (generally sizes 18-22) with their almost plague-like numbers.  Whether you are looking to fish the freshly...

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