Upwing dry
Pale Watery Dun
TroutSurface
The essential chalk-stream summer dry. Pale watery duns come off the Test, Itchen and Kennet from June through August in good numbers — small, pale-bodied, and extremely difficult to imitate well enough. Size 16 or 18, 6x tippet, upstream and drag-free.
Fish this when
Summer afternoons on any southern chalk stream when fish are rising to small, pale insects. The default choice until you have reason to change.
Naturals it imitates
Baetis fuscatus
pale watery dun
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: high
Included in packs
Hatch-match dries