Adult Mayflies

Despite it's name, the pale morning dun can hatch in the morning, the afternoon or evening. It is very common on most western waters, and trout really key in on this mayfly when it starts to move. Take several varieties of the PMD, because trout can be very selective, shunning one variety, while eagerly taking another.

Prices for Pale Morning Dun
1 flies $2.71 ea.	2-3 flies $2.03 ea.	4-6 flies $1.82 ea.	7-11 flies $1.73 ea.	12+ flies $1.68 ea.

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The rusty spinner mayfly works well at imitating any red/brown colored mayfly returning to the water with spent wings. (Spent wing mayflies are generally dead, and an easy meal for a sipping trout)

Prices for Spinner - Rusty
1 flies $2.36 ea.	2-3 flies $1.77 ea.	4-6 flies $1.58 ea.	7-11 flies $1.51 ea.	12+ flies $1.46 ea.

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The Trico Mayfly (Tricorythodes Minutus) vary in size from #18 to #24. Males emerge in the evening, and spend the night in a local shrub along the river. Females hatch in the morning, and become spinners within several hours. While the females hatch, the males molt into spinners, forming a massive cloud of flying trout food. Trout will begin to feed on these tiny mayflies as they fall to the water, the females to lay eggs, the males, spent. The trick to catching fish during the trico hatch is to cast your fly in the exact feeding lane of a trout. Because of the sheer abundance of available food, rising trout will seldom move laterally to eat. Use 6x or smaller tippet.

Prices for Parachute Trico
1 flies $2.76 ea.	2-3 flies $2.07 ea.	4-6 flies $1.85 ea.	7-11 flies $1.77 ea.	12+ flies $1.71 ea.

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This imitates one of the most important hatches in the West. This is a prolific mayfly and the parachute pattern is one of the best for finicky trout.

Prices for Parachute Pale Morning Dun
1 flies $2.76 ea.	2-3 flies $2.07 ea.	4-6 flies $1.85 ea.	7-11 flies $1.77 ea.	12+ flies $1.71 ea.

Average Customer Rating (5 flies is best): 5

The Last Chance Cripple fly pattern was designed for the picky, fly inspecting trout of the Henry's Fork, during a Baetis hatch. This fly is designed to imitate a mayfly struggling to escape it's nymph exoskeleton. This is a very vulnerable state in life for a mayfly, and trout know that these flies are are an easy meal.

Prices for Last Chance Cripple - Baetis
1 flies $2.71 ea.	2-3 flies $2.03 ea.	4-6 flies $1.82 ea.	7-11 flies $1.73 ea.	12+ flies $1.68 ea.

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The Comparadun Style of wing, from underneath (you know...the fish perspective from below!) looks just like a mayfly with it's wings lowered. The tail makes it look like the nymph is crawling out of its exoskeleton, and to a trout, this means they need to grab that fly right now!

Prices for Sparkle Comparadun - Yellow PMD
1 flies $2.41 ea.	2-3 flies $1.81 ea.	4-6 flies $1.61 ea.	7-11 flies $1.54 ea.	12+ flies $1.49 ea.

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Extended body mayflies were made popular by Mike Lawson and the theme has been carried on into more detailed patterns such as this. Trout eat this fly!

Prices for Extended Body Brown Drake
1 flies $3.15 ea.	2-3 flies $2.36 ea.	4-6 flies $2.11 ea.	7-11 flies $2.02 ea.	12+ flies $1.95 ea.

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The comparadun style of a mayfly is used on spring creeks and slower moving water, because of it's realism. Even when trout have a good opportunity to inspect a cdc biot comparadun PMD, they can still be fooled by this excellent style of fly.

Prices for CDC Biot Comparadun PMD
1 flies $2.41 ea.	2-3 flies $1.81 ea.	4-6 flies $1.61 ea.	7-11 flies $1.54 ea.	12+ flies $1.49 ea.

Average Customer Rating (5 flies is best): 5

This version of the highly successful Parachute Adams is even more realistic, with a segmented quill body and a thin micro-fibbet tail.

Prices for Parachute Adams Winger
1 flies $2.80 ea.	2-3 flies $2.10 ea.	4-6 flies $1.88 ea.	7-11 flies $1.79 ea.	12+ flies $1.74 ea.

Average Customer Rating (5 flies is best): 5

The Last Chance Cripple fly pattern was designed for the picky, fly inspecting trout of the Henry's Fork. This fly is designed to imitate a mayfly struggling to escape it's nymph exoskeleton. This is a very vulnerable state in life for a mayfly, and trout know that these flies are are an easy meal.

Prices for Last Chance Cripple PMD
1 flies $2.71 ea.	2-3 flies $2.03 ea.	4-6 flies $1.82 ea.	7-11 flies $1.73 ea.	12+ flies $1.68 ea.

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