Emerger Mayflies

Blue Winged Olive Emerger RS2, Baetis or Blue Winged Olive Mayflies are a spring and fall hatching insect, critically important to trout. The hatches can be exciting to fish, especially if you have the right fly pattern with the correct...

PMD's - or Pale Morning Dun Mayflies - are a Mayfly that on many waters can be fished from May through September.  This species is arguably the most important mayfly in North America. In terms of sheer numbers, breadth of distribution and hatch...

The Barr Emerger,Glass Bead Head, Blue Wing Olive Fly matches the early stages of a hatching mayfly. Created by John Barr, it can be fished deep as a nymph, through the middle of the water column, or just under the surface. This emerger closely...

Barr Emerger Blue Wing Olive matches the early stages of a hatching mayfly. Created by John Barr, it can be fished deep as a nymph, through the middle of the water column, or just under the surface. This emerger closely resembles a baetis or blue...

Baetis or Blue Wing Olive Mayflies hatch both in the spring and fall on many waters. They are a critical food sorce and nearly all the fish in the river will key on them. The hatches are exciting to fish, especially if you have the right fly pattern. At...

The slim and realistic profile of the Black RS2 is perfect for imitating baetis and other Blue Winged Olive emergers, which turn dark just before the hatch. The RS2 in black also works as a midge pupa. This unassuming pattern isn't flashy but it's a...

The Glass Bead Barr Emerger Pale Morning Dun Fly matches the early stages of a hatching mayfly. Created by John Barr, it can be fished deep as a nymph, through the middle of the water column, or just under the surface. This emerger closely resembles...

Caped Avenger, Baetis a great all around attractor nymph, mimicking a variety of insects in the water from Mayflies to Caddis, emerging or otherwise.  Created by CATCH Fly Fishing's Eric Beebe, he once again brings his skill to the vise,...

Many times sparsely dressed is the rule of the day when it comes to fooling a selective trout feeding on Mayfly emergers. The Gray RS2 most notably is a delicate, simplistic yet deadly fly during those ultra selective times on the water when the fish are...

The Olive Micro Mayfly Nymph is a fish tempting nymph pattern especially for tailwater and spring creek fly fishing situations. The olive version is a useful baetis and BWO mayfly imitator for picky fish looking for drifting may fly nymphs.

Emerger and cripple patterns are critical to fly fishing success.   Before the hatch activity starts, hungry trout key on this stage, often for long periods of time.  This versatile pattern is the adams fly of emergers, imitating most...

Baetis hatches, both Spring and Fall, provide the fly fisherman some of the most exhilarating fishing of the year. Although there are times during such hatches when even the novice can get a fair share of action, Blue Winged Olive hatches are typically...