[Video] Tying a PMD Sparkle Dun
Continuing our mini-series on Pale Morning Dun fly patterns, our Friday Night Tying Video features the PMD Sparkle Dun developed by Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies. Tips on Tying PMD Sparkle Dun As Craig points out in the video, selecting the proper deer hair is critical to tying this pattern properly. The short deer hair fiber with black tips that Craig describes comes from the leg of the deer and is commonly known as Comparadun hair. Comparadun hair is solid rather than hollow making it finer and easier to tie in. Material List Hook: TMC 100 #16-20 Thread: Danville [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Emergers, Fly Tying Tags: Comparadun, Pale Morning Dun Patterns, PMD Sparkle Dun
[Video] Pale Morning Dun Patterns
With summer upon us and my thoughts out west, I thought it fitting to dedicate the next series of Friday Night Fly Tying videos to Pale Morning Dun patterns. Pale Morning Dun Patterns One the more famous hatches of the year in the Greater Yellowstone area, including the fabled waters of Yellowstone National Park and southern Montana is the Pale Morning Dun or PMD hatch. As George Anderson put’s it, This is THE hatch of the year on the famous spring creeks of Paradise Valley, like Armstrong’s, DePuy’s and Nelson’s. Anglers in the know book early to secure a space [...]
Categories: Emergers, Fly Tying Tags: Pale Morning Dun, Pale Morning Dun Patterns, PMD, Yellowstone National Park
