Mayfly Essentials
"From late May into June, we’re treated to a gift from Mother Nature, the most eagerly anticipated event in the fly angler’s calendar, the Mayfly hatch. The buzz at this time is something else entirely, and with a few early sunny days, it all comes alive." - Olly Newberry, Orvis Stockbridge Manager
We've brought together the cream of the crop for the most eagerly anticipated event in the fly fishing calendar, the Mayfly Hatch. Here you'll find everything you need to make the most of this year's hatch.
Photography credit: Don Stazicker
"The violence of a trout taking a Mayfly can be heart-stopping. The Mayfly is floating serenely down the river, then BAMMM! It's gone. I could watch that forever.” – Don Stazicker
"The violence of a trout taking a Mayfly can be heart-stopping. The Mayfly is floating serenely down the river, then BAMMM! It's gone. I could watch that forever.” – Don Stazicker
Complete Your Outfit
"Sometimes it is epic…others not so: but always it embodies nature’s magic." - Charles Jardine
"Sometimes it is epic…others not so: but always it embodies nature’s magic." - Charles Jardine
On-The-Water Organisation
"Marvellous, magical and sometimes maddening… mayfly. Whether it’s on the chalk and freestone rivers here in U.K. or anywhere in the world where Ephemeroptera rise and dance, the mayfly is special." - Nigel Nunn
"Marvellous, magical and sometimes maddening… mayfly. Whether it’s on the chalk and freestone rivers here in U.K. or anywhere in the world where Ephemeroptera rise and dance, the mayfly is special." - Nigel Nunn
