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The
Mayfly is one of the most well heard of up-winged flies, but there are
many different species in the UK alone. Trout will feed on up-winged flies
throughout their Incomplete Metamorphosis life cycle. Starting from egg,
it then hatches into a nymph which as fishermen we try to imitate with
dressed hooks such as the Walkers mayfly and Pheasant tailed nymph. After
shedding several times in order to grow they then hatch into "Duns"
where once again we try to imitate them by using various dry fly patterns,
then the adult will once again moult and become the sexually mature adult
"Spinner" imitated using dry flies of a usually brighter colour.
When the adult has mated and eggs have been laid the adults fall to the
water and die becoming "Spent Spinners" where we can once again
imitate them with dry that lay flat in the surface film of the water.
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