Dry fly · sizes 16–18
Henry's Fork PMD Comparadun
Tied for the pale morning dun on the Henry's Fork of the Snake
- Imitates
- Pale Morning Dun
- When
- Jun–Jul
- Hook
- sizes 16–18
- Tippet
- 5X to 6Xrule of three
From$19.50down to $5.50 a fly
A dry fly in sizes 16-18 — tied to order to match the pale morning dun hatch on the Henry's Fork of the Snake, for rainbow trout, and not yet tied.
- Hand tied to order, never bin stock
- Tied on TMC 100 in sizes 16-18
- Matched to the pale morning dun on a specific piece of water
- Sits in the film
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At the vise
- Pattern
- PMD Comparadun
- Style
- Dry fly
- Hook
- TMC 100, standard drysizes 16-18
- Thread
- Pale yellow 14/0
Materialsin the order they go on the hook
- TailLight dun Microfibetts, split
- BodyPMD superfine, pale yellow-olive
- WingLight coastal deer, fanned 180 degrees
On the water
Flat, clear spring-creek water where the fish get a long look and usually take it.
Fan the wing a true half-circle. A comparadun with a narrow wing rolls onto its side on the first drift and never rights itself.
Mid-morning into afternoon, to fish holding tight under the weed lines. Henry's Fork of the Snake fish see a lot of flies, and the ones that keep working are the ones tied for the water rather than for the bin.
Tying starts only once an order comes in. Each fly is then tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above — no two identical, and none of them off a machine.
Where and when
- Water
- Henry's Fork of the Snake, Eastern Idaho
- Target
- Rainbow trout, Brown trout
- Water type
- Spring creek
- Also fishes
- Spring creeks and tailwaters all summer, and a good pale mayfly dun wherever one is needed.
The pale morning dun on the Henry's Fork of the Snake
June and July, in sizes 16–18
Also on this water
- Green DrakeJun
- Brown DrakeJun
- TricoAug–Sep
Fished out of Last Chance, Island Park and Ashton.
What turns up
- Your flies in a slim foam box
- A card with the recipe and the water it was tied for
- Lead time
- Tied to order, usually within a week
- Shipping
- Flat $4 shipping, free over $60
- If it fails
- Fish it. If it falls apart, we replace it.
Make it yourself
Every material this exact fly is tied from, and the tying kit that carries it — not a generic list, this one's.
- TailLight dun Microfibetts, splitWe don't sell this one
- BodyPMD superfine, pale yellow-oliveDry-fly bench stock
- WingLight coastal deer, fanned 180 degreesDry-fly bench stock
Goes with it
- Pale Morning Dun tying kitEvery material on the list above, enough for a dozen, with the recipe card. Tie them yourself.$48
- Henry's Fork of the Snake airbrushed hatThe same water, hand airbrushed onto a trucker cap.
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