NEW SHORT COURSE: “PALE MORNING DUN MAYFLY HATCH”
Welcome to another short course, exclusive to our Patreon Members Page
In this course you will learn:
1) The specific water types you’ll find PMD hatches occurring
2) The most common colors & sizes of the PMD body and wings to identify the bug while on the water AND for creating your own fly patterns & or buying flies)
3) The Leader & tippet we commonly use AND when and where to size down to lighter tippet
4) Timing of the hatch in relation to time of day and weather conditions
5) This is a great hatch to watch trout freely feed and the lessons you can learn of trout behavior from that time.
6) What stage of the PMD hatch trout will key into within various water types
7) What specific water types provide the most abundant collections of these mayflies to allow for consistent and often stationed feeding risers
8) How low light /cloudy days bring trout searching for PMD’s in places they otherwise wouldn’t hold in.
9) Dead drifting mayflies is a myth and that subtle movement often induces trout to eat
10) Why trout will favor a certain stage of the hatch & how that ties into energy expenditure
11) Why imperfections in any fly imitation is an advantage when fishing this hatch
12) How overlapping stages of the hatch can require examining the rise form to know what to use
13)The misnomer that subtle sips always indicate cripple or spinner eats
14) Why unweighted PTN’s are effective during a PMD hatch
There’s a lot to be learned in the words that have been scripted to each scene in the first 15 minutes of this video. It’s important to listen as much as watch this video. From there you can look to applying this knowledge and understanding to your fly fishing and your success during any PMD hatch will increase. From the 15:00 minute mark onwards we give examples of fly fishing this hatch on various water types including:
1) Glides, Flats & Tailouts
2) Head of a Run Shelf & Inside Seam
3) Lateral Deflection Seam – Slower Edge & Bucket
4) Extreme Tailout Seam Collection
It can never be said enough how much we value and thank you for your ongoing support of our content:) It’s the hours of time spent filming, sorting, editing, refining and producing we put into a short course like this one that is made possible because of all of you. ~ Amelia & Dave Jensen
It’s best to view this video through the Patreon app. To get the most immersive view of the PMD mayflies up-close, stunning trout rising footage and the overall artistry of this video we suggest casting this to a larger screen TV if that’s available to you.