brianbailey1000 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2013 Headin the Northeast corner of Yellowstone in 10 days. Tying like mad. A little confused about Epeorus, is this the same as a Pink Lady? I've tied some Pink Lady Comparduns via Blue Ribbon Flies and the body is a very distinct Cinnamon. The Epeorus superfine dubbing I have is much more like a pale yellow (PMD). Any help is much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2013 I've fished the hatch on the Madison, below Quake; had pretty good luck with Barr's Viz-a-Dun This one's tied with a Pink Lady biot, but I also tie them in light green; hit it one evening when they ignored the pink, picked up a few of the duns and saw that they were a pale green (one of the guides at Blue Ribbon confirmed they were epeorus). Make sure you have rusty spinners, too. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2013 I have had a lot of success fishing this emerger Epeorus pattern around $3.00 Bridge rather the dries. Epeorus emerge from their shuck below the surface, as adults and spend very little time in the surface film , drying their wings... Hook: TMC 2488 #16-#18 THREAD: Gordon Griffiths 14/0 Sheer, Olive SHUCK: Crinkly, May fly brown Zelon ABDOMEN: Olive Goose Biot, fringed THORAX: Olive Zelon dubbing or, Olive hare’s ear #4 mixed with chopped Olive Antron WING: Medium Dun Zelon, clipped short OVER WING: Olive Partridge fibers,small bunch PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2013 Two lovely looking patterns guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phg 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2013 An olive $3-dip would probably also work. Nice tying, y'all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianbailey1000 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks for the suggestions. I love the $3 Dip in various colors using Crinkled Zelon. I want to clarify my original post, I was referring to the Dun stage, and wondering what color body is the Epeorus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2013 The body color of many species can vary considerably from stream to stream. The western PMD can be a cream olive, or a buff tan is some streams, and just over the hill, be a light cream with just a hint of pink. No one color will match every individual in the same species. Match the size, and tie a few with slight variations of the base color. I the cream olives (very light on the olive,) and just an almost Cahill tan. I tie them in size 16 and 18 for later in the year. I will be fishing a size 14 or 16 in about three weeks. For this trip, I will be fishing the cream olives, but I won't be in Yellowstone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2013 Check Craig Matthews tying vids for the dun patterns: PS: I have watched people standing around for hours at $3.00 Bridge, waiting for this hatch to come off, and I mean standing on the banks and not fishing...and it didn't happen...have some Caddis patterns in thy box... PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2013 PS: I have watched people standing around for hours at $3.00 Bridge, waiting for this hatch to come off, and I mean standing on the banks and not fishing...and it didn't happen...have some Caddis patterns in thy box... PT/TB I've seen the hatch come off late in the evening (actually I couldn't see the bugs but the fish were up and feeding); like PT said, bring some caddis. A rusty spinner can work as a searching pattern, too, so you may want to consider that even if the fall's not happening yet. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
