
Emerger
Flav Sparkle Dun
Small summer drake sparkle dun
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Sparkle Dun for the Flav (Drunella flavilinea) — the smaller olive western drake of summer.
Fish this when
Fish it during the Flav hatch on western rivers in early-to-mid summer, typically a short, intense morning or evening window that pulls steady rises.
Why it works
The sparse, flush profile reads as a smaller, size-matched cousin of the bigger Green Drake emergers, so fish stay confident instead of growing wary of an oversized fly.
Naturals it imitates
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
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