Pale Evening Dun

Pale Evening Dun Mayfly
hatch matching flies.
In our local rivers these hatches start in June. Pale Evening Duns hatch in the late afternoon and some times continue into the dark. July and August are the peak months. Look for these insects to hatch from slower margins along the edge of the river. There are several different mayflies that are called "Pale Evening Duns". In some angling circles Ephemerella dorothea which are #16 pale olive to yellow mayflies

are called Pale Evening duns. We have fished this hatch and flies for it are contained on this page. Our basic hatch reference is always the intrepid team of Rick Haffle & Dave Hughes, who have been spying on Pacific Northwest aquatic insects longer than just about anyone (we knew these guys before their hair turned white). The supporting hatch information listed here is from "Western Mayfly Hatches", which was co-authored by Haffele & Hughes, and which you are encouraged to buy as your own reference. The mayflies that Haffele & Hughes call Pale Morning Duns are from the family Heptagena, which spend most of their lives crawling around on the bottom of moderately fast riffles as grotesque, but harmless little monsters called "clinger" nymphs. Emergence of duns is from early afternoon to late evening, and usually occurs heaviest in the quiet water near the shore. Study the chart below for times and places.

Light Cahill Hackle Stacker This is our number one Heptagena dun pattern. Most prominent Heptagenia hatch on most of our local rivers is a size #14. Look for this hatch in late afternoon, often with the sun still on the water. Fish slow eddies and edge water. We like to use long, delicate leaders, such as 12' 5X. These flies are very lightweight. It is good to treat the whole fly with a very light coat of Gehrke's Gink.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
Q1080-14	Light Cahill Hackle Stacker	14	3 for $5.25
Q1080-16	Light Cahill Hackle Stacker	16	3 for $5.25

Light Cahill Parachute This fly is an excellent choice when fishing both PED and PMD hatches. It is very good for use where light conditions are less than perfect, or where the water is rough enough to require a little extra floatation. Parachutes often work equally well when fishing over dun emergence or spinner falls. This fly also does a great job of mimicking the hatches of tan crane flies that are so much of Deschutes trout fishing. To make it look even closer to a crane fly, use your leader clipper to remove the tail and most of the wing post. The Cahill Parachute is often a great searching fly for mountain streams.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
3090-14	Light Cahill Parachute	14	3 for $5.25
3090-16	Light Cahill Parachute	16	3 for $5.25
3090-18	Light Cahill Parachute	18	3 for $5.25

Light Cahill Traditional Dry Fly If you can't see this fly on the water...well...you know. The Cahill Traditional Dry Fly has remained popular for nearly fifty years because it still catches fish. Even sophisticated trout in tail-waters eat this fly, even in very slow, smooth currents. This fly pattern will float in about any kind of water capable of floating any fly. If you need a slimmer, trimmer pattern simply take a pair of small scissors and sculpture it into what ever you need. There is plenty of material to work with.
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1040-12	Light Cahill Traditional Dry Fly	12	3 for $5.25
1040-14	Light Cahill Traditional Dry Fly	14	3 for $5.25
1040-16	Light Cahill Traditional Dry Fly	16	3 for $5.25

Pale Evening Dun Loopwing Paradun This sexy parachute has a slim diameter quill body and is a great fly for imitating any sulphur mayfly. Powdered floatants, such as Shimazaki Dry Shake is ideal for flies with loop-wing parachute dry flies
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Q215-14	Pale Evening Dun Loopwing Paradun	14	3 for $5.25
Q215-16	Pale Evening Dun Loopwing Paradun	16	3 for $5.25

Pale Evening Dun Fluttering Cripple This innovative pattern is tied to look like partly submerged dun with its wings and thorax above the surface of the water. The hackle and split wings alive this fly the impression that the wings are fluttering. An effective way to prepare the Fluttering Cripple is to coat only the wings with fly Rio Poo Goo. Wet the hackle and body with saliva and let it dangle through the surface. The submerged hackle being awash in the surface film gives the impression of wing movement. Present this fly as you would a dry fly to get a drag free drift.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
Q1003-14	Pale Evening Dun Fluttering Cripple	14	3 for $5.25
Q1003-14	Pale Evening Dun Fluttering Cripple	16	3 for $5.25

Pale Evening Dun Hackle Stacker This fly can look like an emerger, a cripple or a healthy dun emerging from the nymphal shuck. Normally this fly is presented as you would any dry fly. When trout are spooky and ultra selective a straight downstream presentation can be the only way to get strikes. Position yourself upstream so that you can cast upstream from a rising fish and then feed slack into the line to extend the float. Arrange that the fly travels slightly to your side of the center of the fish's feeding lane. That way you if the fish doesn't respond your line won't pass over the fish. Next cast, go for broke and put the fly in the center of the fish's feeding lane. It usually works.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
Q1026-16	Pale Evening Dun Hackle Stacker	16	3 for $5.25

Pale Evening Dun Spinner After they hatch from the water, mayflies fly to a convenient spot in the streamside vegetation and within several hours, go through another physical transformation. They shed their outer layer of skin and become true adults called spinners, which are able to procreate. Soon after copulation, females lay their eggs, and becoming exhausted, fall upon the water spent. These dead carcasses contain bits of edible protein. In certain water flows where these spent spinners collect in sufficient numbers, trout will feed on them like a man eating popcorn. The trick is seeing the real ones laying flat on the water and figure out the "hatch".
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1059-16	Pale Evening Dun Angel Wing Spinner	16	3 for $5.25

RIOMax Plus

New for 2009! We tested RioMax Plus in October on the Deschutes. We had no failures. RioMax Plus is designed to compete in the salmon/steelhead arena where Maxima has reigned supreme for 30-yars. We found that RioMax Pluss is as supple as Maxima Green, but much tougher. It is even more abrasion resistant than Maxima Clear, but slightly smaller in diameter for equal breaking strength. RioMax Plus is an incredibly tough, medium stiff tippet material, designed to be the most abrasion resistant nylon leader material available. It is perfect for fishing streamers for trout, and for salmon, steelhead, bass and for saltwater species such as bonefish and striped bass. A slick coating makes it very easy to tie knots. Straightens easily.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
22316	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	6lb. 2.7kg .008" .205mm	$5.95
22317	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	8lb. 4kg 009" .235mm	$5.95
22318	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	10lb. 4.6kg 010" .254mm	$5.95
22319	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	12lb. 5.4kg 011" .279mm	$5.95
22320	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	15lb. 6.8kg 013" .330mm	$5.95
22321	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	20lb. 9.1kg 015" .381mm	$5.95
22322	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	25lb. 11.3kg 017" .432mm	$5.95
22323	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	30lb. 13.6kg 018" .457mm	$5.95
22324	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	35lb. 15.9kg 020" .520mm	$5.95
22325	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	40lb. 18.1kg 022" .558mm	$5.95
22326	Rio Max Plus Tippet Spool	50lb. 22.7kg 025" .635mm	$5.95

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(compared to nylon of 1.15), sinks quicker and gets below the surface tension for more effective dry fly, nymph and wet fly fishing. 7x - 0.015 inches. 30 yds (27.5 m).
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
22306	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	6X 3.6 lb	$14.95
22305	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	5X 5.0 lb.	$14.95
22304	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	4X 7 lb.	$14.95
22303	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	3X 8.5 lb.	$14.95
22302	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	2X 12 lb.	$14.95
22301	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	1X 13 lb.	$14.95
22300	Fluoroflex Plus Tippet, 30 yard spool	0X 15 lb.	$14.95

Leader

Monofilament Diameter

.025

.022

.020

.018

.017

.015

.013

.011

.010

.009

.008

.007

.006

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7.5' 2X

24"

12"

10"

18"

7.5' 3X

24"

10"

18"

7.5' 4X

24"

10"

18"

9' 2X

32"

18"

12"

20"

9' 3X

32"

18"

12"

20"

9' 4X

32"

18"

12"

20"

9' 5X

30"

12"

10"

20"

9' 6X

30"

12"

20"

12' 5X

36"

24"

18"

10"

28"

12' 6X

36"

24"

18"

10"

28"

These Leader Formulas are for 1,2,3,and 4-weight lines