PMD Trigger Point Usual

Detailed instructions for tying a PMD Trigger Point Usual.

Recipe:
Hook: Dry-fly hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5050), size 12-18.
Thread: Pale yellow Veevus, 10/0.
Wing base: Pale Yellow beaver-fur dubbing.
Tail & wing: Medium Caddis Grey EP Trigger Point Fibers.
Body: Pale Yellow beaver-fur dubbing.

Material Sources:

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[justinmcquaide]

Cracking pattern really great way of tying in the wing !!

[johnyorchak]

Thanks Tim, you make tying simple patterns simple. I think Einstein once said it's easy to make things hard but hard to make things simple. I'm going to try this technique on my BWOs and rusty spinners!

[leonardswintek]

Knew you would make it look easy great video

[ArkansasFishingFlies]

Tim I hope you have a great day and anyone who sees this will have a great day. Nice fly Tim

[edwardmlotkiewicz]

Nice tie. Simple and effective using few materials. Would be a great fly on Lockwood Gorge in June. Thanks for the video.

[mercertevyn]

As always, your videos are amazing and useful.

[TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Fantastic..Simple and very practical. .All flies should be like this—at least ones for actual fishing.. :-)

[georgehirsch]

Awesome simple pattern, thank you>

[paulpinette]

The EP fibers are also more durable than hairs ear.
I’ve had success using a shuck for tail, making it more of sparkle dun. The usual is the last fly I tie on as darkness approaches.

[GeorgeSemel]

Gee, I going to have to get some of that, Sulfurs are still coming off on the West Branch of the Farmington #18. Black Caddis are about as well. We got rain today, we sure need it.

[gussperez]

Hermoso trabajo! Saludos de Argentina 🇦🇷

[richardwhite]

I like the simplicity of this. What is the advantage of twisting the Trigger Point fiber? I have used a loop to get a similar effect.

[vicpagnotti]

Thanks is not enough. I just wish I had the time to tie everything you showcase

[sugarcreekfliesandties]

Could you do a tutorial on the Bass Bully?

[joeduca]

Great tutorial Tim, excellent techniques. The Usual is one of my favorites. I love pulling the Usual under the surface in fast water like Betters suggested. Have you tried Trigger Point on other flies like Rosenbauer's Rabbit's Foot Emerger instead of the snowshoe? Thanks Tim.

[bowhuntznj]

Tim I have been thinking of using this material to tie a modified version of a stimulator. Using EP fibers for tail and wing of the fly. Do you think it would offer an advantage over the traditional tail and wing materials? Thanks for another great video!🙏👍

[jaymcgann]

I use snowshoe for compara dun wings up through 16. 12 and 14 I use deer hair. Above that I use hackle for the drakes. This stuff looks dy-no-mite. A lot easier to work with than snowshoe,

[PhilippeMERY]

Can I replace EP fibers with Tiemco Aero Dry wing?

[TKBeckett]

Lots of EP waste there. Do you have equity in the company? Nice pattern! Reminds me of the old comparaduns!

[TheTCogo]

I actually call this an EP (or Z-lon depending on what I am using) sparkle dun due to the fan wing. But that's just me. Usuals are more of an emerger pattern for me, like an RS2. I use these for duns and spinners exclusively.