{"product_id":"capt-kens-sunken-mayfly-emerger","title":"Capt. Ken’s Sunken Hendrickson Emerger – Mayfly Fly","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapt. Ken’s Sunken Hendrickson Emerger – Mayfly Emerger Fly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapt. Ken’s Sunken Emerger is a highly detailed mayfly emerger pattern designed to imitate one of the most vulnerable stages in a mayfly’s life cycle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As an insect emerges, it becomes temporarily trapped between its underwater nymphal stage and its adult form, making it an easy and efficient food source for feeding trout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapt. Ken’s Sunken Emerger is tied in a selection of color patterns representing many of the important mayflies that trout anglers encounter. These detailed patterns imitate emerging insects during the transitional stage when they are particularly vulnerable in the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrout frequently key in on emerging insects because they are an easy meal compared with fully developed adults or insects drifting along the bottom. When fish are feeding just below the surface, a properly presented emerger can be much more effective than a conventional dry fly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Fish It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese patterns offer two different presentations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunken Emerger:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fish the fly below the surface, allowing it to drift naturally through feeding lanes and just above the bottom when appropriate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuspended Emerger:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Apply a small amount of floatant to the wing to help suspend the fly in the surface film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis flexibility makes the pattern useful when trout are feeding on emerging mayflies either below the surface or in the film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable Mayfly Patterns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHendrickson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen Drake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsonychia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSulfur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue-Winged Olive (BWO)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePattern:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Capt. Ken’s Sunken Emerger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImitation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Emerging mayflies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Subsurface or suspended in the surface film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable Patterns:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Six mayfly imitations listed above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapt. Ken’s Guide Tips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen trout are rising but ignoring your dry fly, look closely at what is happening beneath the surface. Fish may be feeding on emergers before the insects reach the adult stage. Try fishing this pattern just below the surface first. If trout are taking insects in the film, add floatant to the wing and fish it as a suspended emerger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Choose Capt. Ken’s Custom Flies?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapt. Ken’s Custom Flies offers a carefully selected collection of fishing flies chosen for their effectiveness on the water. 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