The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater
This bug does not have any really prevalent substitutions. All of the materials this fly incorporates are very useful, so if you don’t have them already, buying them is a good idea. You’ll use them on plenty of other flies.
Meant to imitate a blood midge the color of this pattern is very important. If you wanted to change it up the color is a good place to start, but red is the only color that will keep the blood midge imitation alive. That being said, the fly also looks good in black, olive, and purple.
The clash of the fire orange, and the flash on the Desert Storm ring the dinner bell for trout; especially in the Winter months! The black head is another key part of this fly, and gives it a very slick look to the fish or lined up in the box. Sometimes throwing a bug that’s just a little bit different, like the Desert Storm, is the key to putting fish in the net during the long, cold winter months.
Fish this fly in a nymph rig close to the bottom for the best results. It will pull some of those fish that are glued to the bottom of the river out of the shadows to feed. if the fly isn’t getting down far enough in the water column make sure you’re using fluorocarbon tippet, and then add the appropriate amount of split shot for the water you’re fishing.
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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