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Mayflies "On The Rise"
Uploaded on June 03, 2011Over the past few weeks, I have been seeing more and more types of mayflies hatching. I have always missed the hatches of the mayflies so this is a huge thrill to me. There is a little size 16-18 with a pale green underbody, dark brown upper body and wings, with a forked tail. Then there was a black boddied with white wings and a forked tail. Most recent one was a pale green all around with white wings. All of these have been seen in SE Wisconsin. Again, don't know what they are but I've been seeing more and more of them each time I go out. Just thought I'd update. Oh, and if anyone could ID them it would be helpful to know, so its easier to look up patterns. Patterns would also be helpful in the long run to... Tight lines ya'll
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More than likely BWO's..the time is right, the size is right, and the lighter winged guys probably midges. The midges will be coming off is slow water off of the main current. The BWO's along the seam lines, and then often taken into the eddy water. The trouble with describing color, is a species will often have many colors. Some colors changing as the bug matures after the initial moments of hatching. Other color differences are sexual, the males being of different color than the females. That is why a guide will often say, "a Parachute Adams works as well as anything I use for the BWO hatch. The bugs can have color variation, and the grey bodied Adams works as well as any...the size and profile being more important than the color. Fun stuff. Often with those early hatches fish may not be rising to them...water still too cold, and the fish still not acclimated to rising to surface bugs.
If the fish arn't rising to them then how should i fish for them? I haven't actually seen the hatch, just the products.
Early in the Season, you often have to go deep fishing general types of nymphs, PT nymphs etc. The fish's matabolism is still quite low, and they won't, and don't have to move very far for food. Observation is the key, and by process of elimination you often come to the right method. Times of day can be key...have the sun come out, and the water warm by a few degrees around midday, and you could see surface activity when you did not see any earlier, or later in the day.
i haven't seen any risers either. of course our waters haven't been all that good with the rain we have been getting.
I've pretty much decided that I'm going to assemble an army of Adams flies for my dries. A few different shades for a few different sizes should work. I don't think flies need to be exact to catch fish, just similar to what they are looking for.
Sounds like a plan badsmerf...then I end up having opinions about what kind of Adams works best...a standard Adams, or the Parachute Adams.
i have been tying some parachute adams and klinkhammers lately. sulpher midges work well here and i never tied any when i was in CO. lots of streamer fishing here too.
If you're limiting it to just Adams dries, I think you should have both. I guess I need a little more experience fishing like this to know right now which is better. I'm guessing fish preference changes though, so it would be nice to have options.
The stream that I fish, sz 16-18 adams parachute works great. However, getting them tied is another problem.
codyboyd...That's why they invented super glue. Just watch making your fingers part of the fly.
The nice thing with parachute adams is they also work well as emergers at the surface breaking through to the top of the water.
Codyboyd, if you're matching BWOs (baetis) in SE Wisconsin, you might want to tie some size 20s too. most start out in early spring are 18s and get smaller as the season progresses. That 16 you're seeing is probably really an 18 tied fly.
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More than likely BWO's..the time is right, the size is right, and the lighter winged guys probably midges. The midges will be coming off is slow water off of the main current. The BWO's along the seam lines, and then often taken into the eddy water. The trouble with describing color, is a species will often have many colors. Some colors changing as the bug matures after the initial moments of hatching. Other color differences are sexual, the males being of different color than the females. That is why a guide will often say, "a Parachute Adams works as well as anything I use for the BWO hatch. The bugs can have color variation, and the grey bodied Adams works as well as any...the size and profile being more important than the color. Fun stuff. Often with those early hatches fish may not be rising to them...water still too cold, and the fish still not acclimated to rising to surface bugs.
If the fish arn't rising to them then how should i fish for them? I haven't actually seen the hatch, just the products.
Early in the Season, you often have to go deep fishing general types of nymphs, PT nymphs etc. The fish's matabolism is still quite low, and they won't, and don't have to move very far for food. Observation is the key, and by process of elimination you often come to the right method. Times of day can be key...have the sun come out, and the water warm by a few degrees around midday, and you could see surface activity when you did not see any earlier, or later in the day.
i haven't seen any risers either. of course our waters haven't been all that good with the rain we have been getting.
I've pretty much decided that I'm going to assemble an army of Adams flies for my dries. A few different shades for a few different sizes should work. I don't think flies need to be exact to catch fish, just similar to what they are looking for.
Sounds like a plan badsmerf...then I end up having opinions about what kind of Adams works best...a standard Adams, or the Parachute Adams.
i have been tying some parachute adams and klinkhammers lately. sulpher midges work well here and i never tied any when i was in CO. lots of streamer fishing here too.
If you're limiting it to just Adams dries, I think you should have both. I guess I need a little more experience fishing like this to know right now which is better. I'm guessing fish preference changes though, so it would be nice to have options.
The stream that I fish, sz 16-18 adams parachute works great. However, getting them tied is another problem.
codyboyd...That's why they invented super glue. Just watch making your fingers part of the fly.
The nice thing with parachute adams is they also work well as emergers at the surface breaking through to the top of the water.
Codyboyd, if you're matching BWOs (baetis) in SE Wisconsin, you might want to tie some size 20s too. most start out in early spring are 18s and get smaller as the season progresses. That 16 you're seeing is probably really an 18 tied fly.
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