Midges

Really small flies

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Jan's Giant Buzzers Jan 29. 2010 Giant Buzzers I have always loved fishing buzzers for many years for trout, its just my favorite way of fly fishing except perhaps daddylonglegs. Most of my fishing is on reservoirs sometimes desolate windy rough places, where buzzers come into their own. Click here to see the article	Jan's Emerger May 27. 2008 New Pattern Another new pattern from Jan Grandal-Johansen, this time a buzzer emerger that fishes well on the reservoirs in the UK. Those hackle tip wings are just killer. Click here to see more.
HiVis CDC Midge Apr 24. 2007 Small hatch A high-visibility orange post and CDC makes this small dry perfect for your 7X tippet. Easy to tie, easy to follow on the water and a perfect choice when the fish are picky. Darryl Lampert from South Africa shows us one of his effective patterns. See the step by step tying instructions here	Nothing... Aug 29. 2006 ...here, nothing there Sometimes trout and grayling sip "nothing" from the surface. You have tried the smallest parachute in your fly box - size 18. What they are taking is much smaller. You look again into your fly box, and right - there is no "Nothing" there. Fill up your fly box with nothing here

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Video Bubble Midge Apr 30. 2023 Here we will be tying the fly Bubble Midge. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing and catches both brown trout, arctic char, brook trout and rainbow.	Video Mosquito Mar 18. 2023	Video Pheasant Tail Buzzer/Midge Pupa Mar 15. 2023 Materials Used;
Video Olsen's CDC Midge Mar 2. 2023 My #1 Midge Dry Fly Pattern!	Video Surefire Midge Feb 1. 2023 One of those simple patterns that never seems to fail. This little black midge with a trailing UV shuck is, as the name suggests, a foolproof choice when the fish are on anything small and black.	Video Riff-Raff Midge Feb 1. 2023 A game changing midge that is ultra quick to tie and has saved many a day for me on both river and still waters. Here I tie a red body but green, grey and black also work very well.
Video Apps Blood Worm Jan 28. 2023 Materials Used; Hook Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 FM50 95 Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange Legs, Red Super Stretch Floss Body, Dyed Red 15mm Straggle Fritz	Video Dagbjört Jan 8. 2023 Here we will be tying the fly Dagbjört Original. Dagbjört Original reminds quite a bit to the Black Gnat patterns and for a good reason.	Video Winter Midge Pupa Dec 30. 2022 Materials Used,
Video Two Minute Mosquito Larva Nov 28. 2022 Probably the quickest fly that you will ever tie! Only two materials and under two minutes for this deadly small stream pattern that will take fish anywhere on the planet!	Video Watson's Fancy Nov 26. 2022 Here we will be tying the famous Watson's Fancy nymph. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing and catches both brown trout and arctic char.	Video Hangman midge pupa Nov 19. 2022 A quick and simple tie with some unusual material choices and techniques. This is an extremely effective still water pattern that will give perfect presentation every time.
Video CDC midge pupa Nov 18. 2022 This standard yet effective CDC midge pupa, can be tied in various colour combinations and sizes. Red, grey and brown being some of the favourite.	Video Serendipity Nov 18. 2022 Another very simple but effective pattern, that I believe is from the tying bench of Craig Mathews. Said to be one of the most effective nymphs for the Madison.	Video Parachute Midge Nov 16. 2022 Detailed instructions for tying a Size 24 Parachute Midge.

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