Pale Morning Dun (PMD) (Nymph)
A nymph fly imitating Ephemerella excrucians, fished in May, June, July, August across the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwest.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Nymph
- Imitates: Ephemerella excrucians
- Hook sizes: #16, #18
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- 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) (Nymph)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, sizes 16-18
Thread: Uni 8/0 Tan or Pale Yellow
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 3761, #16-18
- Thread: Uni 8/0 Pale Yellow
- Tail: Pheasant tail fibers (3)
- Rib: Fine gold wire
- Abdomen: Pale olive-tan dubbing
- Wingcase: Turkey tail
- Legs: Light partridge
- Thorax: Pale yellow-olive dubbing
Tying steps
- Mount hook. Lay pale yellow thread base to bend.
- Tie in 3 pheasant tail fibers as tail.
- Tie in fine gold wire.
- Dub pale olive-tan abdomen to 60% mark.
- Rib with gold wire in 5 turns.
- Tie in turkey tail wingcase.
- Tie in light partridge legs.
- Dub pale yellow-olive thorax, pull wingcase, whip finish.