Description:
Blue Quill
For those anxious to start the season off early, this fly produces a wintery superhatch. Favorable pattern for Easter and Midwest states, but also found on the Western and Coastal waters.

The Blue Dun and Blue Quill are excellent imitations for the P. adoptiva. Hatches of these insect will start just after the water temperature is above 50-degrees Fahrenheit for a few days. Fish from mid-morning through mid-afternoon. The first hour of the hatch produces the best results for this pattern.

Distribution:
Northeastern States, Central States,

Entomological Information:
Order: Ephemeroptera Family: Leptophlebiidae Genus: Paraleptophlebia Species: Ephemeroptera

Fish Species:
Trout

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