The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Tying Video
Crafted by tailwaters, for tailwaters, this pattern created by Colorado guide and author Pat Dorsey, is sure to light up your favorite tailwater. Dorsey makes his name largely in the tailwaters of Cheeseman Canyon, the Dream Stream and Deckers; needless to say the pressure on these systems is extreme and the angler must come prepared for a battle. Dorsey crafted this fly with extreme precision and found monster success using it in the most pressured waters of Colorado. You need this fly in your box because it’s so good that fish will munch it regardless of how clear the water is, how much pressure the stream sees and how willing that fish is to take it. Cheeseman Canyon is known for its exceptionally spooky fish and this fly really does work in streams like it. Add a piece of Colorado tailwater to your box with this fly.
Don’t hesitate to get creative when fishing this fly in streams. Sometimes it’s best to fish this fly on small tippets behind a small dry and at other times, a dry fly may spook fish off of the Top Secret Midge in extremely technical streams. Dorsey’s Top Secret Midge can be fished as an emerger off of a dry or as a nymph behind an attractor. In extremely technical streams, greasing this fly up and fishing it as if it were a dry can be a productive way to take really, really spooky fish. Ultimately this fly was specifically designed for clear water and midge infested cold-water tailwaters and should be used especially in situations that match this. However, this midge also shows good success fished in the summer so you really can’t go wrong with tying this one on.
Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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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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Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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