PMD nymphs (on the Fryingpan, at least) have dark or rust-colored bodies that help conceal them from hungry fish in the red rocked bottom of the river. Fly patterns like red Copper Johns, the Tungsten ...

This is the final stage in the PMD’s life cycle, when the duns mate and eventually fall dead on the water’s surface. Favorite PMD dry fly patterns include sparkleduns in pink, pink flag duns and cdc ...

The overall color and shape of this fly make it a good pattern for prospecting and should be included in any serious fly fisher s flybox. Pale Morning Dun Tying recipe: ...