A hairy body to represent the lateral gills.

Segmented abdomen. There are many interprutation of this nymph.

`The Caddis Nymph builds a sandy shell for itself. Feeds on alge.

An Iron Blue Dun is a May Fly that appears between May and October.

Appears between March and June. Mainly fished as a nymph.

The Caddis fly or Sedge. Not so common among the pebbles of EHFS.

The March brown is probably the most famous of all British mayflies.

A Dun is the first adult stage of the fly which flies higher above the water. The spinner, the second adult stage, flies near the water to lay eggs.

Described as an impressionistic pattern. This pattern is more than one hundred years old and still widely used.

Described as an impressionistic pattern. This pattern is more than one hundred years old and still widely used.

It is an excellent dry fly representing the female March Brown

The Olive Dun is a must for your fly box all year round. They are found in rivers all over the UK

Usually clings to rocks at the bottm of pools and slack water.

The emeger hangs under the surface film.

Typically size 18 - 22 hook. See also Caenis the white midge. You wont hook as many trout with a size 20 fly but you will entice lots more fish when conditions are right.

A terrestrial bettle that blows off banks or falls from trees into the water.