The Flavs pick up about a week after the closely related but larger Western Green Drakes (Drunella grandis and Drunella doddsii) finish hatching on most Western waters. Their hatches may be complemented by simultaneous hatches of two less prolific species, Drunella coloradensis and Drunella spinifera.

2023年8月3日 · Prunella Flavilinea, What is it and why you should be fishing it. Quickly mistaken for a dwarfed Green Drake or Blue Winged Olive this versatile fly, which presents itself as a crawler nymph and crippled dry, are musts this time of year on western rivers.

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Designed to match the slim profile and color of the naturals, the Flav Spinner Fly is tied with a biot body, synthetic tails and wings, and a bright thorax. The flavs can begin hatching towards the end of June and can last through August.

2022年2月21日 · Fishing a single nymph allows maximum control of the fly, while mixing drag-free presentations with active presentations directed at only one life stage. Two- or three-fly rigs allow you to counterbalance the flies, and cover all the nymph life stages with multiple patterns.

Small Western Green Drakes are commonly referred to as “flavs” and this is due to the fact that the most common species is the favilinea. (By the way, the name Small Western Green Drakes and flavs is interchangeable.) These Flavs are very important in the West and inhabit most of the Western streams.

2021年3月8日 · Browse 6 close-up macro pictures of a Female Drunella flavilinea (Flav) Mayfly Dun, collected from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho on July 31, 2020.

2024年12月11日 · The Flav fly imitates a small western green drake (sizes 14-16) mayfly and is called Flav due to its scientific name. From late June through July, this is an important food source for trout. They have a greenish or brownish olive body and dark gray wings. They prefer moderately fast currents and don’t live in slow water.

Explore the different species known as Flavs, with vivid photos, and learn to fly fish their hatches.

The “Flav” is one of the more common mayflies in the park. It’s a Drunella species commonly called a Small Western Green Drake or more often, a Flav. The Green Dake Nymph is a large mayfly clinger nymph plentiful in most of the streams in Yellowstone.