Barbless Flies
Live Hatch Tracking
Live Mayfly Hatch Tracker
Using the power of the our community to provide up-to-date Mayfly hatch information across the United Kingdom.
Over the last few years, Mayfly hatches have been somewhat unpredictable, with our 'Live Mayfly Tracker' we are using community intelligence to provide you an up-to-date view of the UK's Mayfly hatch. Keep checking the map to make sure you're ready:
The hatch information plotted on the above map is supplied to us by our dedicated community of fly anglers. If you wish to contribute, (and we hope you will) as soon as you see a Mayfly hatch on your local water, please click the button below (which will open up an email) and let us know the hatch location, and we will update the live map. This will hopefully help all anglers plan for one of the most anticipated hatches of the season:
All of the information contained within this page is provided through our extensive fly fishing community, built up over the last 10 years - there are now over 20,000 of you!
We also have a page dedicated to information on the Mayfly. This includes info on each stage of its lifecycle, the patterns used to imitate them and handy tips & tricks to get the most out of fishing a Mayfly hatch. Click the button below to view the page:
If you woud like more "In Depth" details on Fishing The Mayfly and access to some exclusive Mayfly patterns, take a look below:
The Mayfly - In Depth ...
Unique Mayfly Ptterns
These are the very best quality flies on the market today, tied with the best materials on the best quality hooks (Ahrex) - and are available to you directly (and only) from us. We cannot praise these flies highly enough - they are the best quality commercial flies we've ever seen - and we have over half a million flies pass through our doors every year - yes, they are that good!
Specialist Mayfly Selections
Each of our Mayfly Selections below offer outstanding value for money, giving you all the flies you need to have a great Mayfly season. From a "Taster Selection" which give you one each of all the different Artisan patterns, to the Luxury Mayfly Selection which contains all the Mayflies you need, presented in an Oak fly box.
Mayfly - Hatch Notes
This information is brought to you with the sole intent to spread the knowledge around so we can all maybe learn something.
When fishing with Mayfly imitations here are a few tips:
Nymphs - You need to present the mayfly nymph as near to the bottom as possible - if you're not catching the bottom every now and then - you've not got your nymph deep enough!
Duns - When fishing any dun style pattern, only apply floatant to the tips of the feathers near the eye of the hook. This will allow the fly to present correctly (just like the natural) on the water surface.
Dry Flies - As with all dry flies, correct application of floatant is the key when fishing these patterns. Only ever apply a gel/liquid floatant to the fly when it is fresh from your box and 100% dry (gel/liquids trap in moisture). Once your fly is wet, dry it with a cloth/amadou and then apply a powdered floatant to refresh it.
Spent Patterns - When targeting Mayflies with 'spent' style patterns, always step up the thickness of your tapered leader & tippet (it's not uncommon to use 3X tapered leaders and 4X tippets). It can also help to use as short a length as possible. Spent patterns are designed with outstretched wings, and these act just like a helicopter rotor when you cast them and can easily twist your leader, so thicker and shorter is the name of the game.
If you would like to buy any of the above Mayfly imitations for your fishing forrays, we do hope that you will consider us and see what flies we have to offer. If you are considering any of the above flies, they can all be found in our insect-specific selections here: