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Emerger Wet PMD

Nymph · Emerger · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook wet-fly / emerger hook, 14-18
• Thread pale yellow or tan 8/0 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

• Tail (optional) Wood-duck or ginger hackle fibers (few fibers)
• Rib Fine copper wire (optional) (6 in)
• Body Pale yellow-olive (PMD) dubbing (pinch)
• Thorax Amber/PMD dubbing (pinch)
• Hackle Brown partridge or ginger hen (1 feather)

How to tie it

1. Optionally tie in a few wood-duck fibers as a short tail at the bend.
2. Tie in a fine wire rib and dub a slim pale yellow-olive body two-thirds up the shank.
3. Counter-rib with the wire in 4-5 turns for durability, then tie off.
4. Dub a small amber thorax at the front.
5. Tie in a soft partridge or ginger hen hackle and take 2-3 turns as a collar, then sweep it back to imitate emerging legs and wings.
6. Build a small head and whip finish.

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