PMD's...

My favorite mid summer fly pattern. Nymphs, emergers, cripples and dun…

PMD Cripple
HOOK: TMC 2487 or Daiichi 1130, #16-#18
THREAD: Gordon Griffith?s 14/0 Sheer, Black or Brown
TAIL: Partridge fibers
RIB: x-sm Wapsi, Gold
ABDOMEN: Pheasant tail fibers
THORAX: Stalcup?s PMD Dub
WING: Costal Deer Hair, natural, clipped to represent burst shuck, fanned in front

PMD Crippled Emerger
HOOK: TMC 100. Daiichi 1100, #16-#18
THREAD: Gordon Griffith?s 14/0 Sheer, Dark Brown
TAIL: 3 Rusty Brown Ostrich Herl Fibers
RIB: x-sm Wapsi wire, Gold
ABDOMEN: Rusty Brown Ostrich Herl, twisted and wrapped
THORAX: Fine and Dry PMD Dub
HACKLE: Ginger
WING: Tan Coastal Deer Hair, angled forward

Now if this kid would get out of the way, I could toss one in here:

My son, Michael, just above $3.00 Bridge on the Madison…

If 'ya want to see 'em… lots more here:

http://planettrout.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/pale-morning-duns/

PT/TB :stuck_out_tongue:

Great looking bugs, PT. Looks like some for the box.

REE

Very nice looking pattern!

Do you ever make it up to the Sierras with them?

oh yah those’ll work.

I have been visiting the East Side for a very long time…

Pit Stop on the Owens River…

My son, Michael on Hot Creek…

Me, at the MT. Whitney Motel, after a day on Lone Pine Creeek, 1954

PT/TB

PT,

Beautiful pics, love your site. Do you fish the spinner fall?

Regards,
Scott

Infrequently Scott - if smaller fish are looking up, I am pulling a streamer…

PT/TB :roll:

Thanks planettrout…great looking flies and an outstanding presentation. Ah yes, the creeks on The East Side. I need to flyfish more of them again.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose