Pale Morning Dun Emerger

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Price:

$2.75

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Mayflies

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M2501E-16

Many anglers consider the Pale Morning Dun (PMD) to be the most important fly in the West, even more important than the Blue Winged Olive fly. It has predictable hatches that cover a long period of time. There are two major almost identical species the infrequens and the inermis so the same Super Fly will imitate both of them.

PMDs as their name implies, in the morning from about 9 am to 11am as a general rule. The hatch typically will last only about an hour or two, but can be longer on the cloudy or overcast days. Of course, they prefer the inclement weather which can make the hatch last longer. As they shed their nymphal casing just beneath the surface of the water they are most vulnerable and many are eaten by a trout at that time.

The hatches that occur early in the season will have a larger proportion of cripples and are even more vulnerable. However, since there are fewer cripples than good emergers, we feel that a cripple fly will be less productive than an emerger fly.

Presentation:

The Perfect Fly emerger fly fished in the surface skim will be very effective during a hatch. It's a CDC winged emerger that floats flush with the surface skim. These emergers are often more productive than the dun, but they are more difficult to fish and to see.

You can begin by dead drifting the Perfect Fly Pale Morning Dun emerger. It's a CDC
winged emerger that floats flush with the surface skim. Many anglers prefer to use the Perfect Fly Pale Morning Dun emerger with the Trailing Shuck. It is easier to see and therefore a little easier to fish. But both of these imitations of the Pale Morning Dun emerging nymphs are very effective. Smooth flowing water can require a down stream or cross-stream presentation that is made to an individual rising fish. In pocket water, you are much better off fishing the calm areas of water within the stream using an up or up and across presentation.

Normally, PMD nymphs migrate from the moderate sections of water to hatch in calmer, slower moving water that is near their normal habitat. A long leader and tippet of 6x or even 7x will get far more strikes than something shorter and heavier. 5X tippets will work in many cases but in some cases the lighter tippets are better.