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Mayfly Patterns By Species

  • 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...

    $2.21
  • 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...

    $2.07
  • 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...

    $2.07
  • Grey Drake Spinner

    Grey Drake Spinner

    The mayfly genus of Siphlonurus, commonly known as Grey Drakes, are an important still water and slow moving water family spanning the US and Canada.  Swimming quickly to the surface in a hatch that lasts a number of months, it is the...

    $2.07
  • Parachute Grey Drake Biot Emerger

    Parachute Grey Drake Biot Emerger

    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.  The Parachute Grey Drake Biot Emerger is best fished as fish are following these free swimming...

    $2.07
  • Extended Body Foam Grey Drake

    Extended Body Foam Grey Drake

    The mayfly genus of Siphlonurus, commonly known as Grey Drakes, are an important still water and slow moving water family spanning the US and Canada.  Swimming quickly to the surface in a hatch that lasts a number of months, it is the...

    $2.07
  • Light Cahill CDC Comparadun

    Light Cahill CDC Comparadun

    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 over a number of seasons.  The Light Cahill CDC Comparadun is a...

    $2.07
  • 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...

    $2.07
  • 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...

    $2.07
  • 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...

    $2.41
  • 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...

    $2.41
  • Goldbead Poxyback PMD

    Goldbead Poxyback PMD

    The nymph life cycle of the Pale Morning Dun is actively preyed upon by trout in both Eastern and Western rivers.  Known to take multiple "practice runs" between the bottom of the river and the surface before committing to emergence, trout will feed...

    $2.41
  • 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...

    $2.41
  • 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...

    $2.41
  • Chocolate Loopwing WD-40

    Loopwing WD-40

    Similar to the household lubricant from which this pattern derives its name, the WD-40 works anytime and everywhere!  The profile of this fly and the various colors in which it is available make it one of the most versatile patterns, able...

    $2.07
  • 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...

    $2.07
  • Blue & Purple UV Flashback Juju Baetis Black & Grey UV Flashback Juju Baetis Brown & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis Olive & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis Red & Black UV Flashback Juju Baetis

    Flashback Juju Baetis

    A must-have staple in every angler's fly box, the Juju Baetis is one of our favorite nymph patterns when matching small or immature mayflies.  The tightly-tied and slim profile makes it especially deadly for matching the baetis family (aka the Blue...

    $2.07
  • The Answer Dark Olive The Answer White The Answer Blue

    The Answer

    As its name would suggest, when another angler approaches you on the water and asks you what you are catching all of the fish on, your can tell them this fly is "The Answer".  Tied with an emerging wing bud, glass beadhead, and a long thread tail,...

    $2.07
  • Matt's Baetis

    Matt's Baetis

    The Matt's Baetis nymph pattern captures the true spirit of the Generalist in its ability to match a massive number of mayfly and stonefly species.  The slender abdomen, well-defined tail, and flexible legs all add to the lifelike appearance and...

    $2.07
  • Hendrickson Mayfly Selection

    Hendrickson Mayfly Selection

    Hendrickson is a common name that anglers have used to encompass both the species of Ephemerella invaria (also known as the Sulphur of Light Hendrickson) and Ephemerella needhami (Dark Hendrickson) because they are often found living in the same...

    $25.50 - $66.86
  • Sulphur Mayfly Selection

    Sulphur Mayfly Selection

    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 as Ephemerella invaria or locally as Light Hendrickson) is one of the earliest and most anticipated mayfly...

    $25.50 - $66.86
  • Hex Mayfly Selection

    Hex Mayfly Selection

    Populating lakes and slack waters in every US State (except Alaska, Arizona, and New Mexico), and spreading throughout every Canadian province except the furthest reaches of Nunavut and the Yukon, the Hex Mayfly (or genus Hexagenia) is one of the largest...

    $24.81 - $45.49
  • Go-To Dry Mayfly Selection

    Go-To Dry Mayfly Selection

    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 streams and rivers.  With 17 families and 611 species of mayflies found in North America, the goal of...

    $24.81 - $76.51
  • Western Green Drake Selection

    Western Green Drake Selection

    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 largest mayfly families and are also one of the most eagerly-anticipated and pursued by trout...

    $25.50 - $66.86