Fly tying video: The PMD Sparkle Dun was developed in West Yellowstone, Montana by Craig Matthews. The sparkle dun is one of the best overall mayfly patterns ever created. It’s easy to tie and low maintenance.
This is actually one of my favorite videos so far, Chris breaks the thread and still finishes the fly with a series of tiny half hitches.
Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Sparkle Dun
Hook: TMC 100 size 16
Thread:8/0 Uni
Tail: Z-lon shuck, ginger
Wing: Comparadun deer hair
Dubbing: Fine and dry yellow
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1 Doug Jay // Jun 23, 2008 at 1:27 am
I have found the PMD sparkle dun tied with a rootbeer or orange zelon shuck to be a very productive pattern on the Owyhee River in OR. The pattern is also very effective tied with a dun CDC wing. The fish often key on this emerger pattern even when large numbers of duns are on the water. DBJ
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