Halo Upright Wing PMD | Easy Dry Fly Tying Tutorial | Moonlit Halo Hair CDC Alternative

🌙 Welcome to the channel “ Moonlit Fly Fishing! “🌙 Halo Upright Wing PMD | Easy Dry Fly Tying Tutorial | Moonlit Halo Hair CDC Alternative. In this fly tying tutorial, I'll show you how to tie the Halo Upright Wing PMD — a quick, simple, and incredibly effective dry fly pattern designed to match the Pale Morning Dun hatch. This pattern uses Moonlit's Halo Hair as a synthetic CDC alternative for the wing, giving you all the floatation and realistic upright wing profile of traditional CDC — with better durability and consistency on the water. If you fish spring creeks, tailwaters, or any freestone river with a PMD hatch, this fly belongs in your box in sizes 14, 16, and 18. 🪝 Pattern: Halo Upright Wing PMD Hook: Moonlit Premium TOGATTA ML102 — Size 14, 16, or 18 Thread / Body: Semperfli Classic Waxed 12/0 — Primrose Tail: Semperfli Microfibbets — Iron Blue Dun Wing: Moonlit Halo Hair — Smoke Dun Thorax: Moonlit Beaver Dubbing — Golden Olive 🛒 Get the Materials with Halo Upright Wing PMD Fly Tying Kit 🎣 About This Pattern The Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella infrequens / E. inermis) is one of the most important and widespread mayfly hatches in North America, running from late May through September on rivers across the Rocky Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, and beyond. An upright wing dry fly is the most effective imitation of the adult PMD dun — and Moonlit Halo Hair takes this classic style to a new level. Halo Hair is a premium synthetic polypropylene wing material engineered to outperform natural CDC. Its hydrophobic fibers are lighter than water, properly stiffened to hold the upright wing profile through multiple fish and casts, and designed to maximize surface contact for exceptional floatation — no floatant required on the wing. The result is a high-riding, realistic dun imitation that keeps working long after a traditional CDC fly would need to be dried and retired. This is one of the fastest patterns in the dry fly box to tie — minimal materials, clean construction, outstanding results. 📌 Best Sizes for PMDs Size 14 — Early season, larger rivers, fast water Size 16 — Most versatile; covers the majority of North American PMD hatches Size 18 — Technical spring creeks, tailwaters, and late-season fishing 📺 More Fly Tying Tutorials 🔗 [Link to your playlist or related video] 🔗 [Link to your channel page] 🌐 Shop Moonlit Fly Fishing 🔗 [Your website URL] 🔗 CONNECT WITH US Shop Moonlit Fly Fishing: https://moonlitflyfishing.com/ 📌 Facebook:@moonlitflyfishing📸  / moonlitflyfishing   📌 Instagram: instagram.com/moonlitflyfishing 🔔 YouTube: @MoonlitFlyFishing🎥   / moonlitflyfishing   🔍Instagram: @moonlitflyfishing🔍    / @moonlitflyfishing   ✿ STAY CONNECTED ✿ 📌 Facebook:@moonlitflyfishing📸 🔔 YouTube: @MoonlitFlyFishing🎥 🔍Instagram : @moonlitflyfishing🔍 Share your ties with us using #MoonlitLegion — we love seeing what you create! Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the 🔔 NOTIFICATION BELL so you never miss a new fly tying tutorial, product drop, or fishing content from Moonlit Fly Fishing! #flytying #flyfishing #dryfly #troutfishing #pmd #pmdhatch #mayfly #mayflyfishing #flyfisher #trout #fishing #fishinglife #angler #rainbowtrout #browntrout #tailwater #springcreek #riverfishing #catchandrelease #flypattern #flytyingtutorial #fishingtips #flybench #flytyer #handtiedflies #fishingvideo #outdoorlife #fishtok #fishingcommunity #fishingadventures #hatchmatching #uprightwing #dryflyfishing #technicaltrout #freestoneriver #westernrivers #flycasting #fishinggear #troutbum #riverlife #troutfly #fishon #fishingreels #syntheticfly #cdcalternative #moonlitflyfishing #halohair #beaverdubbing #togatta #viral #moonlitflyfishing #moonlitlegion #moonlithooks #wickedsharp #semperfli #semperfliflytying #PMD #palemorningdun #dryflytyting #flytying #troutfishing #flyfishing #dryfly #cdcalternative #mayfly #hatch #uprightwing #halohairdryfly #springcreekfishing #tailwaterfishing