This pattern, tied with grizzly hackle on a light hook, rides higher than some other clusters and helps you spot takes that you might otherwise miss with a low-riding single-midge pattern.

The palomino midge is an exaggerated imitation of this plump stage in midge development. The Smokejumper and Top Secret flies are two more great midge pupa patterns. Important colors for midge pupa ...

A half dozen of my must-have winter midge patterns: Zebra midge, Top Secret, Miracle nymph, Disco midge, Rainbow Warrior and Brassie. From rods to flies, these must-have items for successful winter ...

Flies Because midges are so small, feeding fish will often eat more than one at a time. For that reason, one of the most popular midge patterns is a Griffith's Gnat.

The fact is that most fly tiers are happy to share their fly patterns, tying tips and how to fish their flies with anyone who asks. If you’re interested in learning to tie flies most fly shops ...

A Parachute Adams is a simple surface pattern that can do a good job of imitating a BWO (sizes 16-18) and, in smaller sizes (18-20), can pass for a midge.

The midge, as it rides in the current, will curl up into a ball until it finds a place to rest in calmer water and, for that reason, the curved hook allows us to tie an artificial in a more ...