My favorite bug is starting to hatch on the Fryingpan tailwater. In a world where green drakes get all the attention, pale morning duns seem to get second billing. In my humble opinion, PMDs hatch ...
Runoff is over, the Yampa River is at its best level for floating right now and overlapping hatches of Yellow Sallies, Pale Morning Duns, Caddis, midges and Green Drakes offer excellent fly fishing ...
BASALT – Famous Colorado fly tier and lover of the Fryingpan River, A.K. Best, refers to pale morning dun (PMD) mayflies as the “glamour hatch” of the fly-fishing world. These beautiful mayflies hatch ...
If you are an early riser, head up near the dam with some 20-22 poxyback baetis, loop wing BWO emergers. Other important flies to have on hand include: 18-22 pheasant tails, PMD's, Barr's BWO and PMD ...
Short and Sweet: Flows were raised this week, which has made our bugs and fish very happy. Strong PMD hatches are being seen river-wide this week, with the accompanying spinner falls occurring late in ...
There have also been PMD's in the afternoons but your best bet will be to nymph fish throughout the day or to throw small baetis in the afternoons. Make sure to have plenty of princes, 20-inchers, ...
My favorite bug is starting to hatch on the Fryingpan tailwater. In a world where green drakes get all the attention, pale morning duns seem to get second billing. In my humble opinion, PMDs hatch ...