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Small Western Dark Henderson Dun

Title:
Small Western Dark Henderson Dun
Price: 
$2.75
Product Category: 
Mayflies
SKU:
M1702D-16

Small Western Dark Henderson Dun

The Small Western Dark Hendrickson is the Serratella tibialis mayfly and sometimes are referred to as the Little Dark Hendersons. They are found throughout the West but they do not get a lot of attention. The reason is that their hatch follows several other hatches and occurs late in the summer when there are only a few hatches take place. Depending on the weather they emerge from noon to mid-afternoon with the spinner fall occurring late in the day or evening.

Their habitat is moderate to fast flowing water with a preference toward streams that contain ample vegetation. These mayflies have a heavy hatch and will be well worth your time to fish it.

Presentation: 

The duns can be found in smooth flowing water or in the more calm pockets of water. In some cases that can be very shallow water especially if they are having difficult getting off the water.

The most common presentation is upstream or up and across when fishing pocket water. When fishing in smooth water, a downstream or down and across presentation would be preferred. If the water is very clear and shallow, a lighter tippet ( 6X or 7X) will be adequate.