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Green Drake

Green Drake

Best Flies for the Green Drake Hatch

Best time: Late spring to early summer
Water: Rivers with moderate to fast current
Size: Typically 8–12

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Start with large, high-floating patterns during active hatches and adjust to emergers if trout refuse dry flies.

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  • Anatomical Green Drake - Beadhead

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    Anatomical Green Drake Beadhead A realistic, fishy take on one of the most important mayflies of the year. This pattern is built to imitate...

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    Armored Car - Tungsten

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    A great general attractor that can used as an skwala stone or green drake nymph imitation.  Tungsten bead gets it down quickly

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    Butch's Drake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    While this pattern has been around for a while, one of our beloved local customers keeps raiding his old guide boxes and leaving his version for u...

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    Challenged Drake - RIO - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    The "Challenged" represents an emerging mayfly pattern; offered here in numerous color and size options to cover most of the major varieties that h...

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    Christiaens' GT Adult - Montana Fly Co - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    It's a great all-around mayfly dry The klinkhammer-style curved hook leaves much of the fly's body under the surface, represents a struggling emer...

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    Colorado Green Drake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    The Green Drake hatch is legendary in many places. This variation has white wings to make it more visible and well hackled to make it more buoyant...

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    Eastern Green Drake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    Be ready for this powerful hatch! Designed to be fished where the Ephemera guttulata calls home, but also a great searching pattern as well, and w...

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    Film Critic - Umpqua

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    Bob Quigley, the king of the "film” designed the Film Critic to match mayflies at their most vulnerable stage of the hatch, while emerging from nym...

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    Green Drake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    The Green Drake hatch is legendary in many places. When it is on, don't be without these. Perhaps no fly causes more confusion than this one, many...

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    Green Drake Cripple - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    Fish are opportunistic feeders the quickest, easiest, and biggest meal is the one they are generally going to be attracted to first. With this in ...

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    Green Drake Foam - Solitude - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    The Green Drake Foam is a simple yet effective dry fly pattern. A foam extended body gives this fly the profile while keeping it floating high.

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    Green Drake Paradrake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    This high profile pattern causes fish to slap loudly on the take. Green Drakes hatches can be a frenzy of activity, be ready for the action with t...

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    Green Drake Poxyback

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    This pattern has great action and attraction.  Use for the nymph and emerger, as the poxyback imitates the shine the wingcase takes on right befor...

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    Green Drake Wet Fly

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    A great early season pattern; where ever green drakes inhabit. Fish these during emerging green drake hatch.

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    Limeade - Tungsten

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    A fantastic summertime PMD nymph. Imitates a caddis pretty dang well too Simple, heavy, flashy.  Often, the simplest fly is the most productive ...

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    Missing Link Mercer's - Umpqua

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    The Missing Link is that fly that works even when when the hatch might be not quite as expected. You may have thought PMDs were going to pop today,...

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    Mustard Greens

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    This is a customer requested pattern from back East! A gawdy little green drake emerger/nymph that swings and drifts with a vengance.  An all arou...

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    Parachute Green Drake - Mayfly Dry Fly

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    The faithful parachute, great for rougher waters, low light, and those of us with just bad eye sight. Parachutes have long been a favorite of dry ...

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    Point Drake Tungsten - RIO (Barbless)

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    When screening riffles to see what nymphs are present, we've noticed how Green Drakes tend to look like "baetis in a snow suit", like the kid from ...

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How to Fish Green Drake Hatches

Green Drake hatches are one of the most exciting events in fly fishing, with large mayflies that often bring aggressive trout to the surface. Timing and presentation are key during this short but intense hatch.

  • Fish nymphs before surface activity begins
  • Switch to emergers as trout begin keying on rising insects
  • Use large dry flies when trout are actively feeding on the surface

When Green Drake Hatches Occur

Green Drake hatches typically occur in late spring to early summer and are influenced by water temperature and river conditions.

  • Most common from May through June
  • Often strongest in the afternoon and evening
  • Short hatch windows—timing is critical

Fly Selection Tips for Green Drake

Green Drakes are large mayflies, so size and visibility are critical when selecting flies.

  • Use larger patterns (sizes 8–12) to match the hatch
  • High-floating dry flies improve visibility and drift
  • Emergers can be effective when trout are feeding just below the surface

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