On the Fly: The ‘glamour hatch’

On the Fly: The ‘glamour hatch’

Pale Morning Duns are one of the prettiest bugs that exist in our local rivers. World-renowned fly tyer AK Best calls it the “glamour hatch.” We see adults in hues pink through yellow, and the nymphs are typically rusty red in color. I consider these bugs the medium-sized mayflies we encounter, compared to tiny, blue winged olives in sizes 20 and 22 and our gorilla-sized green drakes that are as big as size 10. The pale morning duns we see are u…