RIO's Morrish Anato-May Redington Spey Rods Collection efficient mends

efficient mends

I wanted to tie a dry and a nymph and have the nymph cover all the possibilities”thus

The bead chain eyes help the fly land a little softer than lead eyes

I was tying a synthetic baitfish in the style of New Jersey's Steve Farrar

and a parachute style post for ease of seeing on the water

RIO's Morrish Anato-May Redington Spey Rods Collection efficient mendsIn many ways, this fly was born out of my youth and learning to tie with Andre Puyans. Andy was the creator of the AP nymph, which was a great fly from a tying perspective as the tail, wing case and legs were all tied out of the same bunch of materials. The Anato May has some shared qualities but was the first mayfly nymph that I know of to have a set of legs emanating from the juncture of the abdomen and the thorax, making it much more realistic in