Stuff your winter fly box with these midge patterns. Travis Rathbone. More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll ...

These are the top fly patterns every winter trout angler needs to carry in their box. By Mark Taylor Jan 31, 2025. ... Perdigons can work well as both a midge imitation or a general search pattern.

Midges hatch year-round in most trout waters, meaning that a midge imitation is never really a bad option. If you’re fishing a larger nymph without much success, cut a length of thin tippet and ...

Midge patterns of fishing flies rest on a quarter. The small flies mimic the chironomids present in many Montana rivers and lakes. BOZEMAN, Mont. — I hit the water this month for the first time ...

Midge larva are always present in the watershed. Midge pupa are easy targets for sleek, swift swimming trout and dry flies gather in groups and give trout a worthwhile bite of protein. When it comes ...

When trout want a midge. Catching a picky fish takes knowledge of the perfect fly. January 5, 2023 at 2:01 a.m. by Bryan Hendricks ...

It’s midwinter and midges are the name of the game for fly fishers plying the Front Range tailwaters. Well, I should say midges are mostly the name of the game, but more on that later. For th… ...

During the winter, food sources in the river run lean. Midges are the predominant insect that keep trout moving in the cold months. While present in the watershed all year round, winter is where ...

If fishing a midge hatch isn’t one of the most difficult challenges that fly-fishers undertake, it’s certainly one of the quirkiest. I’d vote for it being the most difficult and t… ...

With the return of spring and daylight savings, the trout fishing throughout the valley has been very good overall. The Fryingpan is seeing daily hatches of midges and blue wing olive mayflies from 11 ...