Hendrickson and the Red Quill:
Spinner:
Where there are good concentrations of these mayflies, the spinner fall is usually very
heavy. The males fall to the water or bank as soon as they mate. The females, full of
eggs, follow shortly afterwards. They appear from the sky it seems and descend to the
surface of the water to deposit their eggs. They then fall spent and die. There can be a
lot of spent flies on the water in a relatively small area.
The females deposit their eggs in the same water that they hatch from. The spinner fall
usually starts very late in the afternoon just before dark. It is possible the best of it will
occur after the time the park permits you to fish. On cloudy, overcast days it may start
earlier. Most of the time you will need to fish as late as the rule permits.
Presentation:
If the hatch is heavy, the fish will usually get into feeding lanes and develop a steady
feeding rhythm eating them. Start out using a male spinner imitation. When the action
slows, if the females have arrived, change flies to imitate the eggs layers. You may even
need to change to a spent pattern of the females at some point in time. This may sound a
little complicated and confusing but just remember that the males fall first and you would
want to start with a spent imitation of the male. They have a dark rusty brown body with
clear wings. When the females start to deposit their eggs and you see them dipping to
the water in the low light, change to the upright wing imitation of the female spinner.
When that activity stops, change to a spent pattern of the female spinners.
Spinner:
Where there are good concentrations of these mayflies, the spinner fall is usually very
heavy. The males fall to the water or bank as soon as they mate. The females, full of
eggs, follow shortly afterwards. They appear from the sky it seems and descend to the
surface of the water to deposit their eggs. They then fall spent and die. There can be a
lot of spent flies on the water in a relatively small area.
The females deposit their eggs in the same water that they hatch from. The spinner fall
usually starts very late in the afternoon just before dark. It is possible the best of it will
occur after the time the park permits you to fish. On cloudy, overcast days it may start
earlier. Most of the time you will need to fish as late as the rule permits.
Presentation:
If the hatch is heavy, the fish will usually get into feeding lanes and develop a steady
feeding rhythm eating them. Start out using a male spinner imitation. When the action
slows, if the females have arrived, change flies to imitate the eggs layers. You may even
need to change to a spent pattern of the females at some point in time. This may sound a
little complicated and confusing but just remember that the males fall first and you would
want to start with a spent imitation of the male. They have a dark rusty brown body with
clear wings. When the females start to deposit their eggs and you see them dipping to
the water in the low light, change to the upright wing imitation of the female spinner.
When that activity stops, change to a spent pattern of the female spinners.
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