PMD Spinner Model

[JohnScott]

Had a visitor on the screen today. Gave me the opportunity to get a couple good pix of the fishies view of a PMD spinner. The overall length of the body is 5/16".





A couple things that seem particularly noteworthy are ( 1 ) how vague the wing is, almost to the point of being invisible, in the upright position and ( 2 ) how long and splayed the tails are.

I don't fish a lot of PMD hatches on the streams I like to spend time on, but patterns that I would tie based on this model are markedly different than a lot of flies commonly offered as PMD spinners.

John

[Fly Goddess]

Great inspiration for tying one John, thanks.

[Byron haugh]

Very interesting John. I wonder though if it is not yet "spent"?

[DUB]

Byron, did you ever make it to the Frying Pan to try out some of those PMD's you were working on?

[Byron haugh]

Dub,

No, unfortunately I did not. I went to the Yellowstone Area for 3 weeks instead. Due to a family wedding, I had to go early in the season and decided the hatches there would precede those out your way. Got to use the PMD's where I went though.
The PMD hatch can sometimes m
be a mask for what the trout are taking. At least that is what I have found. Often, the trout may be taking caddis even though there are many PMD's on the water. Other times, they key on the PMD's.
Know what I mean???

[flybugpa]

did you get a tail measurement?

[DUB]

Dub,

No, unfortunately I did not. I went to the Yellowstone Area for 3 weeks instead. Due to a family wedding, I had to go early in the season and decided the hatches there would precede those out your way. Got to use the PMD's where I went though.
The PMD hatch can sometimes m
be a mask for what the trout are taking. At least that is what I have found. Often, the trout may be taking caddis even though there are many PMD's on the water. Other times, they key on the PMD's.

Know what I mean???

I do know what you mean. Sometimes I kinda giggle when the fish are keying on caddis yet the anglers are throwing PMD drys. A down and across cast with a huge upstream mend usually gets a trout to take my SH's. More than once I have heard. "That guy is lucky. You know he's getting drag on his drift."

Oh well, maybe you can make it to the Roaring Fork Valley another time.

[Byron haugh]

Exactly Dub!
Short story of this trip:
Was fishing the "logjam" just abovevHarriman Ranch a couple days before the opening. Bunch of guys also there fishing and changing flies every 4-5 casts to "seemingly rising" big fish. I put on my soft hackle and let it swing near a big one and hooked him. The guys there were surprised when I told them it was on a soft hackle.