Mid June, overlapping and following the stonefly hatches, Pale Morning Duns (PMD's) make a regular mid day appearance.
Take a break from pounding the banks with stoneflies and sight fish the weed beds and back eddies with mayfly patterns. This is a refreshing change of pace. The PMD hatch happens around 12:00 or 1:00 pm and lasts a few hours. As with the early spring mayflies, our favorite PMD's are tied parachute or comparadun style. These little guys are usually around size 16.
Perhaps the best hatch of the year, caddis flies become a steady part of the trout's diet by mid June and the main attraction by the beginning of July. Swarms of caddis provide a prolific food source for the trout. Mid day trout can be found slurping caddis in the shade of alder trees. Each evening, during the last hour of daylight, trout leave their day time haunts and begin a surface feeding frenzy that is a sight to behold. This is fast and furious dry fly action, where trembling hands make tying snapped tippets a difficult task. The trout survive on caddis flies through the summer and fall.