The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater
Even though most of this fly, like most midge imitations, is just thread and wire, you can still get pretty creative with this little fly. Try changing up the materials of the collar for a buggier fly, though be careful with proportions, and try not to make it too thick. Thin and short fibered dubbing can be a great change up for even more color combinations than just peacock herl. For even more flash, a flash tail can be added, or wrapping midge flash up the body, and counter wrapping this with wire. Glamour madeira can be a great wing substitution.
This fly is a great tailwater and freestone midge pattern for any time midges are hatching. The sparkle wing gives this fly a little bit of shine to attract wary trout and can act as a wing of an emerging insect or an air bubble that forms when the midge starts the emerging process.
Midges are present within almost all water systems at all times of the year. The importance of midges are during the winter months when other insects are dormant within the river bottom. This fly can be a great pattern for those warmer winter days when midges are more active. This fly can also be sized up in the spring and summer time to be a great dropper fly for your dry dropper rigs. Fish it below a bobber in stillwaters or during the wintertime for a great natural behind the attractor. This pattern can also be swung as a single emerger for when trout are keying in on insects in the water film.
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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