The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Midges, Annelid
Easy - 1-3 Min
Coldwater, Warmwater
Substitutions with this fly are fairly minimal, but you want to vary your flies whenever possible to fish flies that fish haven’t seen from other anglers before.
There are some small changes that can be made to this fly that can really change how it’s presented. The Serendipity Midge is a fantastic fly and varying this slightly can really turn the fish onto this fly.
The Serendipity Midge is an excellent choice for those winter time midge hatches on your local tailwater. Slightly less known by most anglers, this midge can be a fantastic eat for the picky fish that have already seen the run-of-the-mill midges several times on a given day. The Serendipity Midge is versatile and can be fished below a dry fly or as the trailer on a nymph rig. It offers some tying opportunities that let you control how much, or how little, the fly elevates in the water column by your tying variation. This is a great fly to have in your pocket and you shouldn’t fish a tailwater without this in your box.
Match the hatch. This fly may not be your go-to pattern when the water is inactive. During the periods of times when water activity picks up, this Serendipity Midge is a brilliantly fishing fly when the bite is on. The fish surely haven’t seen this one as much as your basic zebra or blood midge. Its emerger characteristics are sure to catch the pickier fish and this fly will fish lights-out during a solid midge hatch. During the hatches, fish the midge underneath a dry-fly like a Griffith’s Gnat. When the water is relatively inactive, using this midge as a trailer fly on a nymph rig is the way to go.
| 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
Annelid Sizes: #10 - #16
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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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