GREEN DRAKE (LATE MAY-MID JUNE)

[Nick Pionessa]

Ephemera Guttulata or Green Drake is a large mayfly 8-10 in size. The hatch begins around the last week in May & goes for a few weeks. The hatch can be sporadic throughout the day or be concentrated at dusk. Cloudy, cool days make for long sparse hatches. On hot days they wait until dusk & emerge en mass. The nymphs live in the silt of streams and usually hatch from the edges. The spinners or Coffin flies come out at dusk in huge numbers & are the highlight of the season. Three tails.

Female duns- two color phases














male dun


yellow drake


Hair Wing Emerger


HOOK- DAIICHI 1260 10-8
THREAD- WHITE 8/0
SHUCK/TAIL- CREAM ANTRON YARN
RIB- GREY 3/0 THREAD
ABDOMEN- LT CAHILL SUPERFINE DUBBING
HACKLE- GRIZZLY
WING- DYED OLIVE DEER HAIR

Disabled Dun


HOOK- DAIICHI 1260 10-8
THREAD- TAN 8/0
TAIL/SHUCK- NATURAL OSTRICH FIBERS
ABDOMEN- HARE’S EAR DUBBING
WING- DYED OLIVE DEER HAIR
THORAX- SNOWSHOE RABBIT SPUN IN LOOP

female spinner


Deer Hair Spinner


HOOK- DAIICHI 1180 #12
TAIL- PHEASANT TAIL FIBERS
EXTENDED BODY- MONO DUBBED OVER WITH LT CAHILL SUPERFINE
WING- DEER HAIR DIVIDED

Big Bird Nymph


HOOK- DAIICHI 1260 #8
THREAD- TAN 8/0
TAIL/BACK- NATURAL OSTRICH FIBERS
RIB- FINE GOLD OVAL TINSEL
ABDOMEN- TAN OSTRICH FIBERS TWISTED UP AND WRAPPED
THORAX- NAT GREY EMU FEATHER PALMERED
EYES- MED MONO BLACK