I’ve just discovered these flies and was wondering if any of you have good success with them. From all appearances, they look like they would work well. Before tying some I’d like to hear from some of you. Thanks in advance.
ive never even heard of them before
On the Yakima River here in central Washington, they are one of the staple of “go to” nymph patterns. Easy to tie and effective. Jim Harper
Then why doesn’t someone post a picture?
edited cause I hate posted links so I fetched the pic for Ya all 
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox … arentID=63
Very easy fly to tie.
Posted links don’t bother me. :lol:
The WD40 is a standard midge pattern for all the rivers and streams in Northern Utah. Many of my nicest trout have been on my modified WD40 pattern! It is definitely a staple where I come from. Now, here in NE i have yet to try it our on the warm water stuff.
As SKershaw mentioned, WD40’s are killer in Utah. The famed (at least locally) Lower Provo is a tough trout fishery due to really high concentrations of food and the WD40 almost always produces. Can’t believe no one has posted this one yet: try searching for it here. The first link that comes up is a FOTW WD40.
If you want to try another killer midge pattern, my friend in Utah, Lance Egan (stop by and chat with him at Cabela’s in Lehi) came up with the rainbow warrior. This fly is where it’s at on the Provo. I lived at the mouth of the canyon and was up there just about everyday for the past 4 years. The lower is more difficult than the middle. The Rainbow warrior, the WD40 and some of our local modified midges are the only thing that saves a depressing dry spell.
Here is a link for you: http://www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/rainbow_warrior.htm
Another: http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox … rentID=137
Have a great time with those midges and even better, the mutha-load of trout that you can catch on them!!!
I use it to imitate midge pupa. I tie a variation with a glass bead for the thorax. I leave a few Wood duck fibers from the wing pad sticking up at the head of the fly to imitate the antenna of the midge pupa rather than cutting them close. Red beads work well, but so do several other colors.
I’ve seen the Rainbow warrior a few times before, but never tied or tried it. Maybe someday, when I make it back home. You lived at the mouth of the canyon? I’ll bet we saw each other fishing. I lived around 300 No. 200 W Orem and my bro lived on 8th No. I spent at least 2 days a week on the LP! Mostly in a super-secret honey-hole on the extreme Lower.
Hey everyone, thanks for all the feedback. I started fishing midges about a year and a half ago and can’t believe what I was missing. Thanks for posting some pics as well as links to what others have done. Keep 'em coming if you want. Thanks again.
Greg
The WD40 is an effective fly in SD and Wyoming too. Had heard about the Rainbow Warrior, but hadn’t seen on till now. Will give that one a whirl, too. Thank you!
WD-40 is a killer pattern in size 18-24 for many of the Western Rocky Mtn big rivers. The fish out here like them tied sparse, skinny body with just a wisp of dubbing for the thorax. I tie some with a little flashabu over the thorax, some without. For thin profile bodies I use just 1 layer of 6/0 tying thread, no dubbing. Try some with a sparse softhackle collar as well. For a weighted fly use a small gun metal tungten bead for the thorax.
The WD-40 is also very effective in the New England rivers when BWO are hatching.
Regards,
FK
Thanks to everyone who has responded with links, pictures, and thumbs up for the effectiveness of the fly. I’ve tied up a couple of dozen and look forward to fishing with them. Thanks again for your input.