Mahogany dun

Female Paraleptophlebia debilis ( Mahogany Dun ) Mayfly Dun View Pictures Size: 9mm. Venation: The pattern in which the veins on the wings of an insect are arranged. It is usually one of the most useful identifying characteristics.

Duns sometimes emerge just below the surface, a situation that suggests an emerger or floating nymph pattern. Spinners can be important from dusk to dark. Mahogany dun spinners tend to land with their wings upright, rather than the typical spread-eagle posture. The Mahogany Dun , often called a Blue Quill, is an important mayfly throughout the nation.

Tied as a near twin to the Quill Gordon, the body material is changed to more closely match the Slate Drake hatch. There are several species of them and hatch times depend greatly on the part of the country they are found in. Irrespective of where they are found you will find our “Perfect Fly” imitations very effective.

This Mahogany dun pattern is a one of the most important patterns in April and May. There are a number of opportunities to use this pattern as runoff subsides in many of the water you fish. Step 1: Mount your hook in the vise and wrap the thread to the bend of the hook. Very common hatch and often over looked. Isonychia bicolor ( Mahogany Dun ) Mayfly Nymph View Pictures This Isonychia bicolor nymph from the Catskills displays the prominent white stripe sometimes characteristic of its species.

They are classified as crawler nymphs.