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nymph

Mayday Mayfly

Sizes
#14–#18
Imitates
mayfly nymph · attractor
Origin
Gilbert Rowley

A brown holographic-tinsel-bodied mayfly nymph with a hot orange wire rib and Simi Seal thorax. Inspired in part by the Rainbow Warrior underbody style.

Recipe

This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.

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SizeBeadBodyIn boxAdd to box
#14
#16
#18

At the vise

Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.

Tying video

Fishing now on

Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.

Not named on this month's hatch charts.

On the water

Fl. orange rib is the trigger. Don't overdress the Simi Seal — a tight, compact thorax works best.

History

Gilbert Rowley started tying the Mayday Mayfly right out of college around 2010. The tinsel underbody on the abdomen was inspired by Lance Egan's Rainbow Warrior — this was before Lance and Gilbert had become friends, and Egan flies were already staples in Rowley's box. After some trial and error, he landed on a few variations that fished consistently well. The hot-orange wire rib serves as both segmentation and an attractor, and the Simi Seal dubbing adds a super-buggy element to the thorax. Fast to tie, reliable on the water — a searching-nymph go-to.

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