FLYMPH FORUM

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)

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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