PMD

PMD – Pale Morning Dun

The Pale Morning Dun is one of the most important and widely anticipated hatches in western trout fishing — a summer mayfly emergence that brings selective trout to the surface on rivers and spring creeks from late spring through early fall. When PMDs are hatching, trout lock onto the pale yellow duns with remarkable selectivity, often refusing anything that doesn’t closely match the size, color, and profile of the natural. Our PMD variation delivers the precise pale yellow body and upright wing profile that selective fish are looking for, making it an essential pattern for any angler fishing western rivers during the summer months.

Pattern Details

• Style: Classic dry fly / mayfly dun imitation
• Imitation: Ephemerella infrequens / dorothea — the Pale Morning Dun, one of the most important summer hatches on western rivers and spring creeks
• Body: Pale yellow dubbing — precise color match for the PMD dun
• Profile: Upright wing — classic mayfly dun silhouette that selective trout key on during heavy emergences
• Best water: Western rivers, spring creeks, and tailwaters — wherever PMDs hatch during summer months
• Target species: Trout
• Techniques: Dead-drifted through feeding lanes during PMD hatches; match the size to the naturals on the water for best results; most effective during the morning and early afternoon emergence window
• Sizes available: 16, 18

A critical summer hatch pattern for western trout fishing — the PMD delivers the precise pale yellow profile and upright wing silhouette that selective trout key on during one of the season’s most important and reliable emergences.