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[Video] How to Tie Ephemera Vulgata Mayfly Imitation

Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies show us how to tie the Drake Mackerel emerger, an Ephemera vulgata mayfly imitation, in this week’s Friday Night Fly Tying video. What is a Drake Mackerel? Photo credit Kim Hansen Good question. I wondered the same thing when I first saw this video. Ephemera vulgata, as the fancy folk call it, is basically a large brown mayfly, akin to a Green Drake. In some parts of the world it is simply known as “the mayfly”. Where to Find Drake Mackerel Word on the street is that the Drake Mackerel hatch is about to [...]

[Video] Snowshoe Rabbit Sulphur Emerger

I was fishing the South Branch Raritan River in New Jersey last night and had the good fortune to catch a pretty impressive emergence of Sulphur mayflies just before dark. I had some lighter colored Fran Betters’ Usual fly patterns but I wish I had a few of the Snowshoe Rabbit Sulphur Emergers featured in this week’s Fly Night Fly Tying Video by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online. 3 Key Elements of a Mayfly Emerger As Aaron points out there are 3 key elements to an effective mayfly emerger fly pattern – the nymphal shuck, the body and the [...]

Fly Tying Video: The Simplest Blue Winged Olive – Ever!

For those that prefer to spend more time on the water than at the vise tying fly fishing flies, this fly pattern by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online is for you! This has to be one of the simplest yet effective BWO emerger imitations I have ever seen and you can tie it in less than 2 minutes. Send Us Your Video You can find more fly tying videos including nymph, emerger, midge, soft hackle, dry fly, and streamer fly patterns in our fly tying video gallery. If you have a video of a favorite pattern, let us know [...]