Blue Dun (adoptiva)
Ephemeroptera(Mayfly)
| Family: | leptophlebiidae |
| Genus: | paraleptophlebia |
| Species: | adoptiva |
| Common Name: | Blue Dun, Blue Quill |
Important Statistics
| Size: | 6 - 8 mm |
| Water Temp: | above 50 degrees |
| Hook: | #16 2x -#18 2x long |
| Emerging: | Mid day |
| Hatch Date: | Early to mid May. (Catskills) |
| Habitat: | Secondary currents, pools. |
| Species | life stage | hook size | bodycolor | wing color | tail color | | adoptiva | dun | #16-18 |  | medium gray medium texture | brown | | adoptiva | spinner | #16-18 | | | |
- Comments:
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- Nymph
- Early in the hatch, drift the nymph pattern at mid level. Later float the nymph in the surface film before switching to dun patterns.
- Dun
- Take time to find the feeding trout. Present your fly accurately upstream so that the fly drifts directly over the feeding station. Occasionally manipulate the fly to imitate the naturals. Use the classic Blue Dun, Blue Quill or a comparadun pattern on #16 2x hook.
- Spinner
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Spinner mating activity takes place over faster water than hatching activity. Work a full spent pattern in the pocket waters and currents to the feeding trout.
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