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Dad's Favourite trout fly

Description The Dad's Favourite trout fly is a great little dry fly and is a very good mayfly imitation. For dry fly enthusiasts it is a must to have in the fly box . Best sizes: 14 - 18.

 

Dad's Favourite

Dad's Favourite
Art of Fly Fishing Calendars, 1998-2007
© Michael Scheele

Type Dry fly
Use Use whenever mayfly are hatching. It is particularly lethal in evenings in the warmer months.
Represents

Smaller sizes represent the common small mayfly (Deleatitium Vernale)

Larger sizes could represent the Oniscigaster, Coloburiscusas or Nesameletus.

See also Dad's Favourite nymph
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