Pale Morning Dun

Best flies for pale morning dun on this river

When adults are out

Orange is peak. Green is active.

Life cycle

1. 1
   Egg

   Laid on the water during the spinner fall.
2. 2
   Nymph~1 yr

   A crawler that clings to rocks and weeds.
3. 3
   Emergence

   Swims to the surface and hatches in the film.
4. 4
   DunJun–Aug

   Drifts on the surface drying its wings, when it's most exposed to trout.
5. 5
   Spinner

   Molts into the mature adult, mates over the river, and falls spent.

How to fish it

Size

Hook 16–18

Order

Ephemeroptera (mayflies)

Color

Pale yellow to light olive body

Look for

Upright sail-like wings drifting on the surface