A Wisconsin mayfly hatch shows up on radar like a storm. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-09] Reference
In March and early April, the bluewing olive, or Baetis, mayfly is common throughout trout country. From Wordnik.com. [Field and Stream Guide: 50 Ways to Catch Spring Trout] Reference
Another important and widespread early-spring mayfly is the larger March brown, which hatches from late morning to early afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Field and Stream Guide: 50 Ways to Catch Spring Trout] Reference
Yes, because you have the attention span of a mayfly. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
Looks like a mayfly with a ladybug stuck to its back. From Wordnik.com. [Fly of the Month...] Reference
You are familiar with the plight of the common mayfly?. From Wordnik.com. [BLANKENSHIP & DAWES IN: CHRONO-CONUNDRUM! • by Jens Rushing] Reference
Sparks fly in mayfly swarms as people cut and weld and rivet. From Wordnik.com. [Passage at Arms]
'But now lives shorter than a mayfly, and all the past is one. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates of Noon]
But the actius chrono is peculiar even compared to the mayfly. From Wordnik.com. [BLANKENSHIP & DAWES IN: CHRONO-CONUNDRUM! • by Jens Rushing] Reference
He thought of himself as an ambitious mayfly; and he ate alone. From Wordnik.com. [Covergent Series]
Daniel Ortega dances the mayfly with women on the campaign trail. From Wordnik.com. [My Crush on Daniel Ortega] Reference
Very heavy trout are caught in this manner during the mayfly season. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
It looks like a mayfly, quite a few are found around the Great Lakes. From Wordnik.com. [Name that Bug] Reference
And if you want those trout to notice your mayfly imitation, twitch it. From Wordnik.com. [Skate, Skitter & Twitch] Reference
I also got one that was 17 pounds on the fly-rod during the mayfly hatch. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil] Reference
She flitted around the room like a mayfly, tugging at the towel on her head. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
‘Trout must look like that,’ thought Michael, ‘when they see a mayfly.’. From Wordnik.com. [The White Monkey] Reference
You silly mayfly mortals, who do not understand preservation, only consumption. From Wordnik.com. [The Wizard Of London]
A brace and half of trout on this river in the mayfly week is a very pitiable sight. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
But extend our mayfly existence, as the Hypotheticals had, and the distinction blurs. From Wordnik.com. [Spin] Reference
Yes | No | Report from ETangler wrote 50 weeks 6 days ago mayfly pupae on a #18 larva hook. From Wordnik.com. [Caddis immatations...] Reference
This was hardly a gentle age; the mayfly mortals died brutally as a matter of course every day. From Wordnik.com. [This Scepter'd Isle]
Flyfishermen use caddis and mayfly imitations for 12 - to 16-inch and occasionally larger trout. From Wordnik.com. [A STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE TO THE HOTTEST LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS, AND HONEY HOLES IN AMERICA] Reference
At first, the whole scenario sounds implausible: A nationwide mayfly hatch that peaks in August. From Wordnik.com. [It's Trico Time] Reference
Then and there, I just knew this relationship had the life expectancy of a crack-addicted mayfly. From Wordnik.com. [Surprise surprise...] Reference
The classic one is the lure of death for any pike, bass, and even walleye during the mayfly hatch. From Wordnik.com. [I'm a big fan of the classic floating #11 Rapala, but would anyone argue the jointed minnow (same size and color) is any better?] Reference
A mayfly on the multimedia river who, now that he has mated, deserves to break back up into pixels. From Wordnik.com. [The Autumn of the Multitaskers] Reference
GEOR.Y: I didn't like to say it before the R. O., but I'm sure we begin this mayfly fishing too soon. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
LoRocco looked down his long nose at Franklin as if the American were a mayfly swimming in the punch bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
His second suggestion: If you fish nymphs, start using them the week before their mayfly is supposed to hatch. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Fly Fishing Tips] Reference
They were lost in a mayfly life while the silver man stepped into slow time to assist Rayne, Barrin, or Gatha. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodlines]
Different species have different oxygen requirements, so mayfly larvae are often used to monitor water quality. From Wordnik.com. [Insecta (Aquatic)] Reference
Perhaps the brief life of the mayfly is meant for us to consider a compromised lifespan of the adult imagination. From Wordnik.com. [A. Moret: LAX to Charles de Gaulle] Reference
Some genera of stoneflies are particularly sensitive to high total dissolved solids just as some mayfly genera are. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Biggers: Fearless Tree-Sit in Coal Blasting Area Calls Out Failed Regulations] Reference
The mayfly is an irritating bug that lives for just a day or so and spoils an occasional warm May afternoon by a lake. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Berry: We Need Wikipedia Scanner For Mayfloggers] Reference
Keeper and keeper's boys standing sentinel up and down the meadow, under orders to report the first appearance of mayfly. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
She seemed anxious that we accept, and she hovered at the edges of the room, as flighty as a mayfly trapped behind glass. From Wordnik.com. [Little Girl Blue]
I'd like to object, but, like the mayfly that lives annoyingly for just a single day, these blogs are gone two days later. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Berry: We Need Wikipedia Scanner For Mayfloggers] Reference
On the other hand, macroinvertebrates such as caddisfly and mayfly larvae can re-establish their populations within a year. From Wordnik.com. [Environmental and social implications of dam removal] Reference
A mayfly is caught in the frame of the mysterious plinth as if trapped in time, its wings still in tact and thereby sustaining its life. From Wordnik.com. [A. Moret: LAX to Charles de Gaulle] Reference
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