As the day wears on and the air and water temperatures rise, look for the trout to slowly transition to the shallower riffles where the midges prefer to hatch. Pupa and emerger patterns now become ...

Mas Okui’s Hot Creek Emerger is a suspender style fly that works great when trout are rising to midge pupa. (Ed Engle - Courtesy photo) ...

There you have it, the main reasons why all fly anglers carry midges in various stages of development in their boxes. Midge larva are always present in the watershed. Midge pupa are easy targets for ...

Between 2,000 and 3,000 Jujubee Midge packs, each containing a dozen flies, sell annually in the U.S. “It’s a general midge, so anywhere there’s midges, that fly will work,” Craven said.

While there may be windows of opportunity to cast a midge dry fly in the afternoons and early evenings, the majority of midges taken by trout are in the larva or pupa stages. This makes cold-weather ...

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… ...

For April 4, tan midge pupae worked quite well. The red midge larva was second most popular, with the pink soft-hackle sowbug and tan soft-hackle sowbug catching a couple.

Tie on the Midge Pupa and fish it light and fine for some incredible action. Midge PupaHook: Standard wet or dry in sizes 18 and 20. Tail: None. Abdomen: Black dubbing. Rib: White thread.

Nymphs (#18-22) are always a good go-to fly; try Bead Head, Midge Pupa, Brassie, Zebra Midge or Copper John patterns. Streamers are also a good option (White Zonkers & Buggers, #4-12, as well as ...