Midge
| The midge pattern is one of the easiest to tie up. The time you spend making one of these pays off huge dividends. Fact is that for clear water trout, these things are deadly, and the best part is that there is no specialty materials needed, all you need is - black thread - silver flashabou - size 16 or 18 hooks - peacock hurl |
| To start off, tie black thread around the hook to the end of the shank. |
| Next, tie in the silver flashabou at the back and work the black thread up about 2/3 the way of the hook shank making sure that the thread is uniform in thickness. |
| Now, take the silver flash and work it forward to make the body look segmented |
| At this point, tie in the peacock hurl and then move the black thread forward evening out the body or even making this slightly thicker than the body portion of the midge. |
| Tie off the peacock hurl and whip finish and you are done. I like to add a little epoxy to the fly just because it will most likely take a beating through its useful life. This fly is a great starter for new tiers, but if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at skylandsangler@yahoo.com |
