We recently sat down at the fly tying vise with Signature Tyer Paul Procter to learn how to tie Paul’s Active Mayfly Emerger. This Mayfly emerger is a staple pattern for Paul throughout the Mayfly hatch on UK rivers. The Mayfly hatch (Ephemera danica), also known as Green Drakes in the US, is one of the most exciting hatches to fish and is celebrated by many anglers every year. Learn how to tie this must-have emerger pattern and pick up some great fly fishing advice about how to fish the Mayfly hatch, and improve your fly tying skills. From building movement into your dry flies, stacking elk and deer hair, and tying well-proportioned flies that simply work year after year.
This pattern is simply brilliant in how it incorporates natural materials to achieve movement and profile that fools some of the wariest fish. Paul has found tons of success fishing his Active Mayfly Emerger on chalk streams across the UK and has refined the pattern over the years to what it is today. If you plan to fish the Mayfly hatch this year or simply enjoy tying dry flies and want to improve your skills at the vise, tune in and enjoy!
If you haven’t seen our Mayfly fishing video with Paul from three years ago, we highly recommend it! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8pwFcqq4U.
If you haven’t seen our latest dry fly fishing film with Paul Procter, we encourage you to give it a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z-G5TEIGAo.
Find all the materials needed to tie Paul Procter’s Active Mayfly Emerger, or buy it using the links below:
UK: https://www.fullingmill.co.uk/Products-UK/.
US: https://www.fullingmill.com/Products-US/.
Paul Procter is an extremely talented fly angler and is most famous for his expertise at catching large, wild trout on dry flies. Paul has 46 years of experience fly fishing, is a writer, AAPGAI instructor, fly fishing guide, and Vice President of the Wild Trout Trust. Simply put, Paul understands fly fishing to its core. And, he understands picky fish to their core, too. As such, we’re thrilled to feature many of Paul’s most successful dry flies, which have been refined over decades of monitoring both bugs and fish on rivers. If you haven’t yet checked out Paul’s flies, we urge you to. They are purpose-built and proven over years and years of refinement on the water.
Shop other signature fly patterns from Paul Procter below:
UK/ROW: https://www.fullingmill.co.uk/Products-UK/Paul-Procter-Flies.
US: https://www.fullingmill.com/Products-US/Paul-Procter-Desinger
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