Hook Size: 4
The Perfect Fly Giant Dark Green is an excellent imitation of the adult stage of life of the mayfly. It imitates the mayfly as it drifts or floats on the surface, drying it wet wings enough to fly off the water onto the banks, bushes or trees where it will eventually change into the spinner stage of life. It even imitates the dun down to two or three tails and it two upright wings. It is fished on the surface as a dry fly. It should be treated with floatant.
The Giant Dark Green Drake duns usually show up very late in the day on cloudy
overcast days or otherwise, after dark. The Perfect Fly Giant Dark Green Drake Dun can
be just as important or effective as the emergers or the spinners. It is easier to see the
take during the low light conditions using this large dry fly than it is the emerger and you
may very well end up catching more fish on the dun than the emerger because of that.
Presentation:
A down and across presentation to a feeding trout would be the idea situation, but in low
light or darkness, it may be best to simply cast to areas of the water that are best lit so as
to keep track of your fly. Remember, wading at night can be dangerous. If you are unable
to cast from the banks of the stream, you should wade into the area you intend to fish
before it is completely dark. Moving around in the calm type water these mayflies hatch in
will spook the trout. You want to avoid as much of it as possible. Don’t waste a lot of blind
cast and spook the trout. You are better off waiting for a trout to start feeding within
casting distance and then making your presentation.
You may want to consider one of the head lamps for tying on flies other close up
functions while you are fishing. These are almost used exclusively where the mayflies
exist in large quantities.
Copyright 2003 James Marsh
