The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater
With such a short and common list of materials on this fly, we do not have any substitution options recommended. The sparse nature of this fly is part of the reason fish like it so much.
Although the name of the fly suggests it’s color, you’re more than welcome to tie it with any color thread you see fit. Different fish in different area key in on all kinds of colors. Some solid options to start with are orange, black, red, olive, purple, and brown. A solid combination of those in your box should cover most of your bases. Having different sizes should go without saying when you’re fishing midges.
The first very obvious benefit of this fly is how easy it is to tie, and how cost effective tying lots of this pattern really is. Other than those great aspects, the skinny body of this fly gives off a very realistic interpretation of a midge. The Light weight and hackle will also help it float all day long if properly taken care of.
This fly either needs to be fished alone, or as the second fly in a double dry fly rig. Fished alone, the bug should be landed delicately and paired with a solid mend and a drag free drift when possible. When you choose to fish the double dry fly setup there is a bit more lenience, but the fly essentially needs to be met with those same requirements to be fished really successfully. It can make for a fun break during the Winter and make you forget that yours hands are frozen.
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Midges Sizes: #14 - #26
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