Favorite PMD pattern

[Jim Slattery]

After taking a look at Byron Haugh's beautiful PMD, I was wondering what is your favorite PMD pattern?
If you use hackle what color do you find best?
What color body and what color thread?
Take care,
Jim

[ScottP]

Jim,

I like John Barr's Viz-a-Dun; biot abdomen, dubbed thorax, light dun wing (Congo fiber) and light ginger hackle.

Regards,
Scott

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Jim,

I have had really good luck with this one.



During the Idaho Fish-In I had trout rising all over the place and had nothing they wanted in a dry fly. I tied on this fly in a size 14 and hooked up on the second cast. A nice treat in some tough conditions.

Hook: Mustad 98482 Size 14
Thread: Gordon Griffith Sheer 14/0 black or gray
Tail: Wood Duck Flank Fibers
Rib: Fine Copper wire
Abdomen: PMD or PED Dubbing
Hackle: Medium Dun Hen
Thorax: Partridge Aftershaft Feather

REE

[Wes]

this one


also in sulfur orange and pink.

[DUB]

By far my favorite.

[Denny]

I did a FOTW back in early 2005. It is an old pattern that has been very productive for me for many years.

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...031405fotw.php

[Dave E]

These are the ones I try to copy ( a few quick snap shots from a shadow box - Circa 1992 ), they are of course Rene' Harrops ties. My go to fly of the group is his P.M.D. CDC Tailwater Dun, which I believe is the last one in the chain of jpg's.

Regards, Dave

[Byron haugh]

Ron,

That's one beautiful tie!
Does it float well, or is it more of an emerged?
I'll buy a dozen. Give me a quote!

The other flies shown are great too!!
You guys should send a picture of your bwo so I can enter them in my tying contest at flyfishing99.blogspot.com

Email is byhaugh1@Mac.com
Contest ends the 15th

Thanks for great photos!

[MontanaMoose]

Good one REE, thinking that would do double duty as a BWO.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Byron,

I don't sell flies. Makes what I do for fun seem like a job and no longer fun. That being said, I fish it as an emerger. The hook is a light wire hook so if it sinks, it only goes a few inches below the surface film. I use an upstream cast, fishing the fly as a dry, even if it starts to sink, as the fly goes past me I change to fishing it as a wet on the swing. You can cover a lot of water with a single cast that way. Upstream takes are usually signaled by a boil where your fly used to be, down stream takes are anything but subtle.

MM, one of the things I like about the fly is how easy it adapts to other bug species with minor changes.

REE