Fly of the Week #5- BH C-N SuperFlash-PMD

PMD #3

PMD Dun from a local Kittitas Valley Stream

Week 5-

Beadhead C-N Superflash - PMD- Sz 14 or 16

 We are well below "normal" flows for this time of the year on the Yakima, as the hot weather just isn't a real factor right now. (That is supposed to change soon)  But, as the  river flows show, the Yakima is jumping up.  I am not sure why they are; I imagine it is due to agricultural water needs.  Regardless, the river is fishing in a superb way.  Lots of insect activity, feisty fish, and lots of wading access right now.  The local small streams are fishing well and we are starting to see a lot of interest in our "small stream rods".  Anyway, on to the fly of the week. 

The fly we chose for the Fly of the Week is a bead head nymph pattern.  The Yakima River is usually pretty quite in the early to mid-morning and nymphing is a great way to ply the water and take advantage of early morning insect migrations.  The BH C-N Superflash in PMD is an awesome pattern for getting deep, getting noticed and getting bit!  Since most PMD hatches are coming off in the most comfortable time of the day, using a PMX or Chubby Chernobyl with a C-N Superflash dropper just before the hatch will be killer.  The hatches have been coming off around mid-day, so fishing this combo after the morning nymph migration should produce some decent fish.

WBFC Pro-Staff