2021 Mayfly Festival Activity Book

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Welcome Welcome to the Orvis Virtual Mayfly Festival Activity Booklet. This is a special time of year for angler’s around the UK, and so we are delighted to celebrate with the second year of the Orvis Virtual Mayfly Festival, taking place from 15th – 30th May 2021.

Download this booklet and let us take you on a fun journey based around the iconic Mayfly, fly fishing and some fun interactive activities along the way to get you outdoors and celebrate nature. If you would like to learn more, follow us on social media using @OrvisUK! We hope this booklet provides entertainment at home and provides a deep personal connection to adventure and wonder in the outdoor world.

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Contents

p4. Mayfly Magic p5.

Mayfly Fun Facts p6. Wordsearch p7.

Colour me in p8. Riverbank Bingo p9. Crossword p10. Drawing Skills p11. Wordsearch & Crossword Answer Sheet p12. Thank you Please note, you don’t need to print out the whole booklet, the activity pages have less colour and can easily be printed.

Mayfly Magic!

The aquatic insects are born in the streambed and live as nymphs for up to a year.

After mating, the females fall to the water and lay their eggs. The male and female mayfly act as food for hungry fish and birds.

These spinners then swarm over water to mate. Clouds of these mating insects are often visible dancing in the air above a river.

The Dun’s (the stage between a nymph and adult mayfly) fly to streamside vegetation.

They usually live for just a day or two before molting into adults. The mayflies then become “Spinners.”

Mayfly Fun Facts!

• A Mayfly is an aquatic insect.

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• Mayfly can reach 0.5 to 1 inch in length.

• Mayflies are best known for their extremely short lifespan. Adults live from a few minutes to a few days only!

• Mayflies are indicators of the pollution of the water, they can only survive in clean waters.

• Mayflies are an important source of food for the trout, bass, catfish, frogs, newts and birds.

• Mayflies are the primary source of models for flies, based on different life-cycle stages of mayflies.

• A Mayfly’s wings are held together upright over the body like those of a butterfly.

• At the end of the mayfly life cycle, after mating, the females fall to the water and lay their eggs.

Then both male and female mayfly act as food for hungry fish and birds.

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How many words can you spot in our wordsearch? Words go upwards, downwards, horizontally, diagonally and backwards!

There are 15 words to find. Good Luck!

NATURE MAYFLY CONSERVATION FISHING REEL RIVER TREES INSECT FISHERMAN WINGS TAIL STREAM GLOW NYMPHS HATCH

Colour me in!

Put your colouring skills to the test! Colour in this picture of a Mayfly to be in with a chance of winning a fantastic Orvis Practicaster Fly Rod plus an Orvis goodie bag.

Send us your completed picture by 5pm on 30 May 2021 by emailing it to: marketing@ orvis.co.uk and heading it “Mayfly Colouring Competition.” Please also add your first name and age. Good luck!

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Terms & Conditions

Maximum age of entry is age 12 on 1 June 2021. Two lucky winners will be selected by Orvis UK Marketing on 1 June 2021 and notified by email no later than 8 June 2021. Orvis reserves the right to share your completed picture on our social media channels.

Entrants should ask their parent/guardian’s permission to enter the competition. The parent/guardian of an applicant is deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions when consenting to their child entering this competition. The Practicaster is not a toy and requires supervision from a parent or guardian. For full Terms & Conditions please go to: orv.is/MayflyTsandCs

Riverbank Bingo Out for a walk or fishing?

Cross off each animal or object you see.

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Crossword Test your knowledge on fly fishing, nature and the Mayfly by having a go at our crossword.

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Drawing skills!

Try your hand at drawing a Mayfly. Copy the picture below into the box and see how your drawing skills measure up!

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Thank you!

We look forward to seeing many of you out on the riverbank this year and thank you for taking the time to download our activity booklet.

We would love it if you shared this booklet with your family and friends and please tag us in your completed activities using the hashtag #OrvisMayflyFestival on social media so we can see the results!

Don’t forget, if you are entering our competition be sure to email your entry to marketing@orvis.co.uk to be in with a chance of winning. Terms & Conditions feature on the back of the final page of this booklet.

If you would like to keep up to date with all the latest news from Orvis UK, please follow us on social media @OrvisUK or visit our website at www.orvis.co.uk