The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater
Both the body and collar have substitution options. The substitutions will work in a pinch, but the intended recipe is the best way to go, and makes the fly looks nicely segmented and streamlined.
Body: Wapsi Stretch Tubing would be the next best thing to the D-Rib. You can also use wire on the pattern to make it heavier, create the body segmentation and variate in a lot of colors that are harder to find in plastic tubing materials. There is every color under the sun of wire.
Collar: Olive or Pheasant Tail Ice Dub would look nice as a collar if peacock herl was unavailable.
A variety of colors is the best variation you can have with this fly. Some other popular colors are orange, clear, brown, olive, and black. Always make sure to keep the white bead though, that is an integral part of the fly that distinguishes it from others.
Streamers and dry flies have their places when fishing a stillwater, but when the fish get finicky and a nymph is called for this fly is your man! Realistic segmentation, and air bubble placement along with some iridescent flash from the peacock herl make this bug an easy choice for most lake dwelling trout.
Under a dry fly or an indicator is the most common way to fish these types of flies. Make sure you are getting it down as close to the bottom as possible. Giving it a little bit of a flick or twitch every once in a while will also increase your chances of hooking up.
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Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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