Dry FlyintermediateMidwest & Driftless
Sulphur Dun
$3.50
Available Sizes#14 - #18
Color Variations
Pale YellowCream
When sulphurs start popping off on a Driftless spring creek in late May, the fishing goes from good to unreasonable. These pale yellow mayflies drift down the current like tiny lanterns at dusk, and every trout in the river decides simultaneously that dinner is served. The hatch lasts about an hour, which is exactly long enough to make you late for everything you had planned that evening.
Quick Facts
TypeDry Fly
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Sizes#14 - #18
Best LocationsWhitewater River, MN; Roaring River, MO; Bennett Spring, MO
Where to Fish It
Whitewater River
MN · Spring Creek
Roaring River
MO · Spring Creek
Bennett Spring
MO · Spring Creek
Map unavailable. Locations for Sulphur Dun: Whitewater River, MN; Roaring River, MO; Bennett Spring, MO
Related Reading
region guide
Driftless Area: Spring Creek Paradise
Tucked into the unglaciated hills of southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa lies the Driftless Area — a landscape of cold spring creeks, limestone bluffs, and wild trout that rivals any destination in the country. This is the complete guide to fishing the Driftless.
hatch guide
The Complete Guide to Mayfly Hatches
Mayflies are the foundation of trout-stream entomology. This guide covers every major hatch — BWOs, PMDs, Green Drakes, Sulphurs, Tricos, and Hendricksons — with the biology, timing, and fly selections you need to fish them effectively across the country.
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The Hex Hatch: After Dark on the Great Lakes
The Hex hatch is the defining event of Great Lakes fly fishing — a massive emergence of North America's largest mayfly that happens after dark and brings the biggest brown trout of the year to the surface. This is how to prepare for, find, and fish the most anticipated hatch in the Midwest.
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