Eastern Green Drake Parachute

Once on to the surface of the river, green drakes become duns. Duns are sexually immature mayflies that lack mouth parts to eat. Their main goal is to dry their wings and get off the surface of the water as quickly as possible so that they can molt into a sexually mature mayfly and find a mate.

Green drake mayflies undergo a molting process. This is the second phase of the adult stage. Green Drake spinners are in the sexually mature phase of the adult stage. Once their wings are dry, green drakes fly to streamside bushes and mate. Eventually, they will return to the river, lay their eggs, and die. They will fall flat on the water’s surface with their wings splayed out. This is what is known as a spinner fall.

• Imitates Green Drake duns and adults.
• Can be used for dun hatch and spinner falls.