PMD Variation

[DUBBN]

Eric's PMD, made me want to tie some more . We just had the PMD swap, and I am changing the pattern... AGAIN!


Here's the PMD from the swap. I have a dozen of these for this Spring, Early Summer.

Hook 3906B, size 16
Thread - Uni Thread 8/0, Rusty Brown
Tail - Wood Duck flank
Abdomen - Mixture of Hareline Lt. Yellow, Hareline Cream, and SLF Yellow.
Thorax - PMD Ostrich
Collar - Brahma Hen, Golden Straw


Here is the new and Improv.....er, different one. I tied a dozen of these as well.


Hook 3906B, size 16
Thread - Bennichi 12/0 Tobacco
Tail - Wood Duck flank
Abdomen - Micro Tubing with an Amber Wire Core
Thorax - PMD Ostrich
Collar - Brahma Hen, Golden Straw (Breast Feather)

[DUBBN]

I gotta get back to work, or out fishing.... I am driving my wife, and probably most of you crazy with being home and bored!

[Eric Peper]

Nice flies. You'd hate to see my variety for PMDs. It goes on forever from floating nymph to flymph to cripple to dun. Even I don't know how many variations I have in the box!!

Eric

[Ron Eagle Elk]

DUBBN,

Nice one! I like the look of it a lot. Like Eric, I am a fan of the PMD. A PMD flymph has saved many a day from being a skunk.

[kacbo]

Love that contrast (dark body, light thorax). Great flymph for PMDs in mind...

[DUBBN]

I have always been a fan of the PMD nymph. It was not till last June that I became a fan of the Flymph, purely by accident. It was the first time I had taken Odie my half Chihuahua, half Pug fishing with me. I did more puppy sitting than fishing that day. On the walk back down the river, I removed my Indicator (bobber) and split shot and put a flymph on. It was this fly. I caught a few fish just casting out into the seams of the river while walking down the bank. There were a few PMD's coming off that late morning and I kind of put two and two together.




After I showed the fly to JohnP, he mentioned that it was a nice Tups variation. I immediately Googled Tups as I had no idea what that was.
Later in the week I went back and the PMD's were hatching in earnest. I slayed the fish that day with a directly across river cast and a dead drift (big mends), letting the PMD flymph stay in the film as long as possible.

Enough of my ramblings. Thanks folks for the kind words.

[letumgo]

Wayne - The flies and photos are terrific! I love the look of the new version. Highly fishable!

The puppy photo makes me smile. Wonderful moment!

[fflutterffly]

I really really like the first one. I'll take 3 dozen or maybe Ill just dream them into existence. Beauties for the eye tastie for the trout.

[Kelly L.]

I particularly like the first one. That dog is precious too.

[Old Hat]

Great stuff DUBBN. Love seeing all your flies lately. There is sure a big departure from that first and other two.