The barbless Mayfly Nymph Selection, is a selection of the flies to imitate the nymph stage of the Mayfly. We fished with these flies in May/June last year to test them out, and was very happy with the results. We supply two of each fly in two sizes (10's & 12's), in total there are 16 flies supplied in our eco-friendly packaging. All of these flies are hand tied using long-shank barbless hooks, in sizes 10 to 12 using quality materials.
Spot them: The nymphs incubate in its silt burrow on the river bed for 2 years and in a morning will start swimming to the surface (generally before 1pm).
Expert skill: Use an 8ft to 9ft rod, along with a floating line and 8ft to 10ft of leader. Use a cut down 9ft tapered leader (use the last 5ft) and then 4ft of 5x tippet. Fish a large cream coloured Mayfly Nymph (the nymphs are up to 2.5cm long) so a size 10 or 12 is a good imitation.
Pro tip: Remember you are looking for sections of river which are below a slow running silty section and preferably where the river narrows. This funnel effect will act as a conveyor belt delivering the mayfly nymphs to the waiting trout. The better sized trout will be at the head of the pool, so steadily work your way up.
Descriptions and photo's of the flies can be found below, any of these flies can also be bought individually, just click on the link in the fly name:
Walker Mayfly Nymph. A Mayfly nymph imitation in White and weighted along the length of the hook to help this large fly sink. These nymphs are tied on long-shank barbless hooks and correspond to the actual size of a Mayfly nymph This selection contains two each of sizes 10 & 12.
Golden Nugget Mayfly Nymph. A Mayfly nymph imitation in White and weighted with a bead to help this large fly sink. These nymphs are tied on long-shank barbless hooks and correspond to the actual size of a Mayfly nymph. This selection contains two each of sizes 10 & 12.
Olive Mayfly Nymph. A Mayfly nymph imitation in Olive and weighted with a bead to help this large fly sink. These nymphs are tied on long-shank barbless hooks and correspond to the actual size of a Mayfly nymph. This selection contains two each of sizes 10 & 12.
Brown Mayfly Nymph. A Mayfly nymph imitation in Brown and weighted with a bead to help this large fly sink. These nymphs correspond to the actual size of a Mayfly nymph. This selection contains two each of sizes 10 & 12.
The above price includes 16 hand-tied mayfly nymphs supplied in our eco-friendly packaging.
We currently have these fly selections in stock and will ship these to you as soon as we receive notification of your payment, generally if a payment is made in the morning your flies will be with you the very next day.