The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges, Blue Wing Olive, PMD and 1 others
Easy - 5-7 Min
Coldwater
This is a great little pattern to have in your arsenal for those small bugs right before, and right after the thick of Summer fishing. It can also be a great Winter, and early Spring bug if you’re lucky. There are also a few solid substitutions on this fly to contribute to your ease of tying.
Shuck: Black Zelon will do the job just as well as the Antron.
Thorax: Any dubbing you like that will wrap as tightly as Superfine will do the trick.
This bug can make a great pattern for small midges, and tricos in the smaller sizes and black color. If you want to go with a PMD or BWO version just up the size a bit, if need be, and switch the colors to correspond with their respective bugs. This is an extremely versatile pattern in terms of being able to change insects by just changing a few materials colors. Having the various necessary sizes for each insect version of the fly is a sure way to get some fish on the line.
The sparseness of this bug, but the fact that it still has some foam in it is what makes Brooks’ Sprout Midge Emerger such a special pattern. It will float much more easily than other emerger patterns of this size and stature. Even though it is more buoyant than other patterns, it doesn’t sacrifice any of the realistic looks, proportions, or fish catching ability associated with flies similar to this one. With just a little bit of practice, you’ll be ripping through these on the vise, and the trout will be ripping into them on the water.
This pattern does it’s best work when fished alone, or in a double dry fly rig. If you fish the fly alone try to stick to softer water where you’ll be able to keep an eye on the fly more easily. When you switch over to the double dry fly rig you can be slightly more aggressive with your choice of water types to fish, but still stick with some semi calm stuff. The bigger fly in front is there to help detect strikes, but you still ave the chance of fooling a fish on it! It doesn’t get much better than that.
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Region: West
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Northwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: East
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Southeast
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: Midwest
Blue Wing Olive Sizes: #16 - #24
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
PMD Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: West, Northwest
Trico Sizes: #18 - #26
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Region: East, Southeast, Midwest
Trico Sizes: #18 - #26
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