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Mayfly Patterns By Species

  • 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...

    $1.75
  • Skinny Nelson

    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...

    $1.50
  • Pheasant Tail Nymph Olive Pheasant Tail Nymph Black Pheasant Tail Nymph

    Pheasant Tail Nymph

    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 Nymph.  This generalist nymph pattern is close enough in color to a host of invertebrate species...

    $1.50
  • Isonychia (Slate Drake) Nymph

    Isonychia (Slate Drake) Nymph

    Known across the East Coast as Slate Drakes, Iso Mayflies, or by the long winded angler as Isonychia, these mayflies are a very important trout food in the waters they inhabit.  Excellent swimmers, these long bodied Iso nymphs move freely...

    $1.50
  • Soft Hackle Hex Nymph

    Soft Hackle Hex Nymph

    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 nymphs finally break cover and swim towards the surface of the water, trout lose their little fishy minds!...

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  • 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...

    $1.75
  • 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...

    $1.75
  • Feather Bender

    Feather Bender

    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 many trout.  While the nymphs attempt to stay anchored to the rocks on the bottom of the river, they...

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  • Green Drake Emerger

    Green Drake Emerger

    When the big green drake nymphs break cover from the bottom of the stream and start to make their way towards the surface, it is mayhem!  Trout lose their minds as they aggressively pursue and feed upon the ascending Green Drake nymphs, making the...

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  • Green Drake Sparkle Dun

    Green Drake Sparkle Dun

    Among the largest moving water mayfly species in the western US, the Green Drake dwarfs other mayfly species when it emerges each summer.  Due to the size of its wings and the time needed to stretch and dry them during their emergence, the Green...

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  • Hendrickson Sparkle Dun

    Hendrickson Sparkle Dun

    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 stupor to pursue these emerging Hendrickson mayflies with gusto!  While often overlooked and under...

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  • Sulphur Sparkle Dun

    Sulphur Sparkle Dun

    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 whole Eastern seaboard.  The frantic emerger working its way through the surface of the water is one...

    $1.50
  • Trico Sparkle Dun

    Trico Sparkle Dun

    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 commonly blanket the waters from which they hatch!  During these abundant hatches, trout will actively...

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  • PMD Sparkle Dun

    PMD Sparkle Dun

    While present throughout the US, the Pale Morning Dun (PMD) is most prolific and considered a vital food source for trout out west.  Usually emerging from the water in the morning and again at dusk, the PMD Sparkle Dun floats low in the water and is...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • March Brown Pearlwing Spinner

    March Brown Pearlwing Spinner

    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 far north as Alaska.  The common name of March Brown is a little deceptive as the largest and...

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  • Parachute March Brown Emerger

    Parachute March Brown Emerger

    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 fish get their first shot at eating these tasty trout treats!  The Parachute March Brown Emerger sits...

    $1.50
  • March Brown

    March Brown

    Beautifully imitating the adult March Brown mayfly down to the yellow ribbed segments along its abdomen, the March Brown dry fly is tied specifically to match this important trout forage species.  While they emerge at dusk, the adult March Brown...

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  • 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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  • 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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