Dry fly
Golden Drake
Midsummer burrower dun
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Warm-yellow burrowing-mayfly dun of midsummer evenings on US streams.
Fish this when
On warm midsummer evenings on US freestone and limestone streams, as Anthopotamus duns pop from silty margins and ride the current into last light.
Why it works
Its warm yellow body and upright wing catch the low evening light the way the natural's soft-bodied dun does emerging off slow, silted water, pulling fish up in the failing-light window.
Naturals it imitates
Golden Drake dun (Anthopotamus)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Beginner-friendly