Dry Fly Innovations

One of the real pride and joys of all the dry flies that we tie at Dry Fly Innovations are our mayfly patterns. Our collection of mayflies have a signature single upright wing that is hand-carved to make the flies look like the real thing on the water. The Blue Dun Mayfly is no exception. It is a great low river elevation fly that matches the bluish-gray mayfly hatch. You can dry fly fish Idaho with the Blue Dun Mayfly from the early summer clear into the fall. Anytime that you are dry fly fishing Idaho and you start to see the bluish-gray mayflies start to hatch, that is your cue to strap the Blue Dun Mayfly on and get ready to rumble. The Blue Dun Mayfly will catch all species of trout that Idaho has to offer, but this fly will not be effective in the high country because there is no real bluish-gray mayfly hatch that come off up there. It is an excellent fly to dry fly fish the South Fork of the Boise River, Owyhee River, or any other blue ribbon river in Idaho.

Dry Fly Innovations offers this fly in two sizes (#18/#16) and in two wing styles (clear/quill). One of the rule of thumb I use when fly fishing Dry Fly Innovations mayflies is when the sun is out the clear wing is the right choice. The sun glistens through the wing and sells this fly to any fish that it floats past. As you head into evening or it is an overcast day, the quill wing would be my choice. The Blue Dun Mayfly comes equipped with a blue dun biot that gives this fly that beautiful striated body that matches the real mayfly. If my summer vacation was bringing me to dry fly fish Idaho I would definitely have the Blue Dun Mayfly in my fly box, because I guarantee you throughout the day, there will be a bluish-gray mayfly hatch coming off.