Supernova PMD 12/31/2025 Photo Album
For my earliest information on the Supernova PMD, click on my 04/12/2020 post. It contains a materials table and some background information. This fly has grown in importance over the last five years, as I find it to be an effective substitute for a pheasant tail nymph. It displays the same color scheme with a brown tail, brown ribbed abdomen and peacock thorax. The supernova PMD is much faster to tie than a pheasant tail nymph and also more durable. What is not to like about those improvements?
SupernovaWhen I counted my supply, I realized that I only needed to tie three more to reach my target level. I did so, but I tied the three additions on a size 16 scud hook, and this yielded a body length comparable to a size 18. My remaining supply of pheasant tails are all size 18, thus, I tied supernovas to replace them.
Left SideObviously, given the name, I tie a supernova PMD to my line during pale morning dun hatches in the west. These hatches extend from June through October, if one visits both freestones and tailwaters. I look forward to using a supernova during a pale morning dun hatch in 2026.
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