Purple May Reign - An Arkansas Mayfly Story 09May20

Greg's success with the Purple Reign in Brown's Canyon early prompted me to comment that they might be taking it for the early mayflies as I believe them to be somewhat purple, especially early on in the Arkansas. "Maybe add a tail," and he did and tied some in larger sizes. He's also observed the purplish coloring I saw. I've tied some too and we now are seeing success with the newly dubbed "Purple May Reign," which is a larger, and tailed, variant of Purple Reign. Recipe: #18 2488H hook, lavender glass bead, purple thread, gunmetal blue wire overwrap, black KF flash tail, Medora thread emergent wing and peacock herl thorax. Very simple, very effective.