About the Mayfly Nymph Emerger Trout Fly

Here's a great little Mayfly Nymph imitation; trout love to snack on them. This nymphs' dressing creates life and movement , very realistic. Fish it suspended just below the waters surface.

Expert Tip:

An emerger, at times not considered a stage in a mayfly's life cycle, is when a mayfly begins to either rise to the surface, crawl onto shore, or shed its skin beneath the water in preparation to hatch (they hatch several ways depending upon specific bugs). This is a very important stage, because the mayfly is very vulnerable. Many mayflies are eaten when they are an emerger because they are still subsurface, making this an important stage to understand. Trout feeding on an emerger can usually be seen visually as a dry fly feeding fish. Many people mistake a trout feeding on an emerger as a fish taking a dun (adult mayfly). This can easily be distinguished by watching the way the fish is feeding. If the trout is rising dorsal fin, tail, then kicking down either creating a bulge or splashy rise it is usually feeding on an emerger. Large trout feeding on emergers usually just create a bulge. The key is to see if the fish is showing its head, and if it is not then it is usually feeding on an emerger just subsurface.

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams, Still Water fish

Dressings

• Hook : 12 Swimming Nymph hook
• Tail : Cock Pheasant Tail
• Body : Cream Dubbing
• Rib : Brown floss silk
• Wing Buds : Cock pheasant tail & natural grey CDC
• Thorax : Cream Dubbing
• Loop Wing : Natural grey CDC
• Legs : Natural grey CDC
• Head : Black