The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Blue Wing Olive, PMD, Green Drake and 4 others
Medium - 7-10 Min
Coldwater
This is a great mayfly pattern that has traditional styling, but is easy to see. That is a huge upgrade from many of the classically styled patterns similar to this fly. It also has some substitution option, which is another plus!
Tail: Gray Antron or Zelon can also be used for this portion of the fly.
Body: Superfine Dubbing in the correct color can be used for the body on this fly without an issue.
Wing: Gray Antron or Zelon can also be used for this portion of the fly.
Many of the mayfly species have roughly the same frame and similar proportions. Because of that, this fly can represent various species with just a color and size change. Take into account what bugs you’re trying to imitate in your area, and tie this pattern accordingly with those colors. Make sure to have a range of sizes that makes sense for the specific piece of water as well.
The Morrish May Day has a ultra realistic profile when the fish look up at it, but that doesn’t sacrifice visibility for the angler. It’s easy to see on the water whether you’re a trout or the one fishing for them. With a short material list, this is also a very economical pattern to tie, even if you want to buy materials to spin up a few different species imitations. Give this bug a chance next time you’re in the midst of some mayflies.
There are two very productive ways to fish this bug on a frequent basis. The first is to fish it alone, which is the easiest because of the better chance of a solid drift and presentation. The second way that seems to work well is to trail a small emerger pattern of the same insect species off the back of the fly. Be very careful not to weigh it down though.
| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: East
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West
Brown Drake Sizes: #10 - #14
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Region: Northwest
Brown Drake Sizes: #10 - #14
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Region: East
Brown Drake Sizes: #10 - #14
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Region: Midwest
Brown Drake Sizes: #10 - #14
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Drake Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: East
Green Drake Sizes: #8 - #14
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Hexegenia Sizes: #6 - #12
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest
Mahogany Dun Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: East, Midwest
Mahogany Dun Sizes: #14 - #20
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, East
March Brown Sizes: #10 - #14
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Region: Northwest
March Brown Sizes: #10 - #14
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Region: Midwest
March Brown Sizes: #10 - #14
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
PMD Sizes: #14 - #20
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