Mahogany, Dun, Comparadun: The Mahogany Dun Comparadun provides a great mix of lifelike silhouette, visibility, and buoyancy. Many fly fishing experts go straight to comparaduns when a mayfly hatch brings up actively rising trout. This fly pattern floats in all but the fastest and roughest stream currents and trout seem to prefer this […]
Mahogany, Dun, CDC: Fly fishers on waters with selective trout find that CDC Mahogany Duns provide a near perfect mayfly silhouette. They are extremely effective hatch matching dry flies when a hackled or more heavily dressed Mahogany Dun pattern seems to draw only refusals from rising trout. From Riverbum
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Green Drake, Spinner, Foam: Many fly fishermen know that the worst part of fishing a spinner fall can be determining which dot on the water is your fly. The Green Drake Foam Spinner is actually visible to the angler while providing the fish with nothing but a realistic spent mayfly silhouette. From American […]
Green Drake, Paradrake: The extended body and realistic outline of this Parachute Green Drake Fly makes it useful for imitating hatching drakes. The hook is hidden by the larger fly body making this fly more attractive to trout that see a fair amount of fishing pressure. From American Fly Fishing
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Green Drake, Dun, Thorax: Fishermen on tricky tailwaters and spring creeks perfected the thorax style mayfly imitation. The Thorax Green Drake Dun is designed to provide buoyancy and balance on the water. Trout often seem to prefer the more even and realistic ride provided by the clipped hackle. From Riverbum
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Green Drake, Dun, Sparkle: Similar to the Comparadun, this Sparkle Green Drake pattern covers the stage of a mayfly hatch just before complete emergence of the dun. At this vulnerable stage mayflies are irresistable to rising trout. Every angler should carry these flies in appropriate sizes and colors for fishing the beginning stages […]
Green Drake, Dun, Parachute: This Parachute Green Drake dry fly is very visible to the fly fisher and very realistic to rising trout. It closely resembles a hatching Green Drake Duns and lands upright more often than some other traditionally hackled trout fly patterns. Big fish key on Green Drakes and the visibility […]
Green Drake, Dun, Cripple: Quite often mayflies become trapped in their cases or crippled in some other way during the hatching process. Trout become aware of such flies and often start to key in on cripples. This Cripple Green Drake pattern effectively imitates a struggling mayfly and can be deadly where green drakes […]
Green Drake, Dun, Comparadun: The Green Drake Comparadun provides a great mix of lifelike silhouette, visibility, and buoyancy. Many fly fishing guides go straight to comparaduns when a hatch brings up actively rising trout. This fly pattern floats in all but the fastest and roughest stream currents and trout seem to prefer this […]
Gray Drake, Spinner, Foam: Fly fishermen know that the worst part of fishing a spinner fall can be determining which dot on the water is your fly. The Foam Spinner Gray Drake is actually visible to the angler while providing the fish with nothing but a realistic spent mayfly silhouette. From American Fly […]
