1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0ViJxc7LjM"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/Tying-the-Sulfur-Parachute">Repost: Tying the Sulphur Parachute</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/Tying-the-Sulfur-Parachute/embed#?secret=0ViJxc7LjM" width="600" height="338" title="“Repost: Tying the Sulphur Parachute” — Orvis News" data-secret="0ViJxc7LjM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Tying a Sulphur Parachute Fly from Tightline Productions on Vimeo.It's almost time for the annual hatches of sulphurs (Ephemerella dorothea dorothea) in the East, while emergences of the Western subspecies (Ephemerella dorothea infrequens)--one of two mayflies known as pale morning duns--usually kick off in July. These large hatches of yellow duns offer some of the best dry-fly fishing of the season, and one of the best patterns for matching the naturals is the Sulphur Parachute. This video from Tightline productions, offers clear, step-by-step. . .https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/5758866216_78c3134560.jpg