Pale Morning Dun (PMD) (Dun)
A dun fly imitating Ephemerella excrucians, fished in May, June, July, August across the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Dun
- Imitates: Ephemerella excrucians
- Hook sizes: #16, #18
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Water temp: 50–62°F
- Water types: Freestone, Spring Creek, Tailwater
- Best months: May, June, July, August
- Regions: Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
How to tie the Pale Morning Dun (PMD) (Dun)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, sizes 16-18
Thread: Uni 8/0 Pale Yellow
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, #16-18
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Pale Yellow
- Tail: Cream or pale ginger hackle fibers (split)
- Body: Pale yellow-olive dubbing
- Wing: Gray poly wing or pale gray CDC
- Hackle: Cream or pale ginger hackle
Tying steps
- Mount hook. Tie in pale gray wing upright, figure-eight.
- Wrap to bend; tie in split cream hackle tail.
- Dub pale yellow-olive body from bend to behind wing.
- Wrap pale ginger hackle 4-5 turns, tie off.
- Whip finish, head cement.