BJ's Dancing Fairy

BJ’s Dancing Fairy is a premium dry fly pattern built to imitate the elusive Brown Drake mayfly—a large, slow-emerging species that hatches during twilight and drives trout into a feeding frenzy. This fly captures the delicate, fluttering motion of a freshly emerged drake, featuring a wide-profile wing and heavily dressed body that dances on the surface film. While Brown Drakes are not as widespread as Green or Gray Drakes, when the hatch is on, this fly becomes indispensable.

Ideal for dusk or low-light conditions, BJ’s Dancing Fairy floats high and stays visible in the fading light of late spring and early summer evenings. Fish it during a drake hatch or as a searching pattern when larger mayflies are expected. Focus your presentations around soft edges, slow-moving runs, and foam lines where trout are known to sip big bugs off the surface. A slow, drag-free drift is key to triggering takes.