Quote Originally Posted by Fishingfiend View Post
I would love to help out with this but I have two problems. I don't have enough experience tying, yet, to consistently turn out a good looking fly and I don't have enough materials on hand.
I'll hopefully have both of those remedied before the next charity event.
I bet you could tie up a small herd of Zebra/Mercury midges like this:



#22 scud hook
thread body with silver wire rib
bead head - mercury (optional; dirt cheap at any craft store) or silver brass

You get good at them in a hurry, but even ugly ones catch fish and tailwater trout really like them. Here's a couple good SBSs:
http://stevenojai.tripod.com/instzebra.htm
http://www.skip-morris-fly-tying.com...ing-steps.html

Regards,
Scott