Mayday Mayfly (2 Pack) Standard Hook

Description

This attractor style mayfly nymph imitation has served me well for many years. I first started tying and fishing the Mayday Mayfly right out of college around 2010. The tensile underbody on the abdomen was inspired by Lance Egan’s Rainbow Warrior. This was before Lance and I had become friends, and his flies were already a staple in my fly box. After some trial and error with both materials and color schemes, I landed with a few variations that consistently fished well for me. I liked the idea of a rib that both segments and attracts, and the Simi Seal dubbing added a super buggy element to the pattern.  But one of my favorite aspects of this fly is how quick and easy it is to tie. There are only a few materials, and all of them are fairly easy to manipulate onto the hook when tying. For days on the water when searching for fish, this is a go-to pattern that consistently gets the job done for me.