Mayfly · Aquatic insect
Purple Dun
Paraleptophlebia cincta
Size
6–9mm
Hook size
#16–14
Hatch window
Season May–AugustPeak time 10:00–16:00
Water temperature
12° peak
8°17°
Hatches from 8°C, peaking at 12°C, tailing off by 17°C.How fish feed on it
Modest, and rarely the thing that makes the day.
Flies that imitate this
Iron Blue Dun
Greenwell's Glory
Ecology
Where you'll find this
- British IslesPresent
- IberiaPresent
- The AlpsPresent
- ScandinaviaPresent
- Continental EuropePresent
- Atlantic fringePresent
Present throughout