Tiszavirág (Tisza Mayfly)

Palingenia longicauda, sometimes known as the Tisza mayfly is an aquatic insect in the Order Ephemeroptera, after the European Tisza river where it is found.
The presence of P. longicauda is an indicator of clean unpolluted water. Now extinct in many European countries, it can be found mainly in Hungary on the Tisza river.

It also known as the long-tailed mayfly and giant mayfly as it is the largest mayfly species in Europe, measuring 12 cm (5 in) from head to tail.
Male Tisza mayflies are unique among winged insects as they moult after acquiring their functional wings.

The hatch is in the second decade of June, right now.
Hungarian flyfishers try to tie some versions of this unique insect to catch asp and mainly different species of bream, hardly catfish or pike.
Presented here some of my new versions of Tisza Mayfly flies, majority tied with extended body.







Yellow bucktail extended body and mixed yellow and white cock hackle on a #4 or # 6 short shank hook

Tied on long shank hook without extended body



Parashute version

SOME OPORTUNITIES WITH GOOSE ASS (Cul d'Oie) FEATHERS

Some realistic flies with bucktail extended body, Cul d'Oie (CDO) wings

Subwing tied with Cul d'Oie (CDO) feathers

Nothing compare to Cul d'Oie (CDO) feathers

You can see some beautiful pictures and a fascinant movie about Tiszavirág hatching this year, by Ákos Szmutni, here:

http://www.muhosz.hu/phpBB3/gallery/image_page.php?album_id=8&image_id=75
https://vimeo.com/60322131