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 imitate the pale morning dun hatch on the Henry's Fork of the Snake and fished for rainbow trout.
- 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
Tied by @jderekleavitt
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.
Every fly is tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above. No two are identical and none of them came out of 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.
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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