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This topic is about the Mayfly Species Ephemerella subvaria

The Hendrickson hatch is almost synonymous with fly fishing in America. It has been romanticized by our finest writers, enshrined on an untouchable pedestal next to Theodore Gordon, bamboo, and the Beaverkill.

The fame is well-deserved. Ephemerella subvaria is a prolific species which drives trout to gorge themselves. Its subtleties demand the best of us as anglers, and meeting the challenge pays off handsomely in bent graphite and screaming reels. Read more...

Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph (7 Pictures)
Male Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Dun Male Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Dun (9 Pictures)
Male Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Spinner Male Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Spinner (11 Pictures)

There are 31 more specimens...

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MartinlfOctober 14th, 2008, 6:15 am
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Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233		Here's another hatching mayfly, this one stillborn. Click on "31 more specimens" and scroll down.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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