I’m twistin’ up some midges and scuds for an up coming trip
Just wondering… what are your favorites?
Some of my favorite midge type patterns are:
Bear Paw
Griffith Gnat
Cluster Midge
Johnny Flash
Asian assassins:
Tak’s Biot Midge
Yong Midge
Both are deadly!
Zebras in red or black and black brassies.
I’ve been working on a bunch of the flys mention here.
(As seen in Fly Fisherman, Sept 2001)
But I’m not familiar with the Bear Paw that Tyrone mentions.
My favorites are:
- Brassies in sizes #22-#24.
- Griffith’s Gnat in sizes #20, #22 & #24 (this is actually my “go-to” midge pattern and is very productive on Pennsylvania streams.
- WD-40 in sizes #22-#24
-Darryl
Super-floss bloodworm
TDC
Sprout midge
Depends on where you are fishing and what they like… I use a lot of Olive, red, black, zebra. All with Tungsten bead heads in 16-22. One thins I find they like…use an x-small clear vinyl v-rib over the thread. It just give them that …wormy look. I’vehad fish bite the same color with the v-rib and not without.
Just my opinion but if a midge pattern has more than three materiasl on it you are working way to hard. I see guy’s tying patterns with 5,6 and even 7 materails. I can do the ame pattern with 3 materails and catch just as many fish. In fact two materials are enough 90 percent of the time. Like I said it is just my opinion. Ron
I’d like to contribute two patterns:
The first one I bought at the fly shop in State College last year and now tie them myself. It’s a beadhead with pheasant tail fibers and gold wire and is tied on a small scud hook. Use the PT tips to make a tiny tail. Otherwise, I think it’s probably obvious. Don’t know that it has a name. Has worked for me very well on Spring Creek and in the Lehigh Valley.
The second one is Al’s Rat. Very well known pattern locally. Works in a lot of places including the Willowemoc and other streams that aren’t known for midge fishing. Tied on a small nymph hook. It’s just brown monocord with a tiny fluff of muskrat to suggest a pupa head. Even I can tie that one.
I like several of the ones mentioned already, I think Ron is right about trying to keep the patterns simple. Your going to loose a few flies, and the simple ones seem to work just as well. Here are some of my favorites that I tie, well the ones I’m willing show anyway :lol:
dudley,
Here is a link to the KWSU public televison website that has videos of fly patterns. The Bear Paw is the second pattern listed.
http://kwsu.publictelevision.org/stations/kwsu/episodes.asp?eid=12&pid=2