Midges

A little Griffith's variant that uses snow shoe rabbit instead of the traditional grizzle hackle. A tad more robust that the original but fishes just as well.

Detailed instruction on how to tie a Perdigon Style Zebra Midge.

This is a relatively easy semi realistic adult midge with a couple of nifty techniques.

I developed the Silkworm Chironomid around 2005 for targeting trout in Alberta's pothole lakes like Star Lake, Muir Lake, and Phyllis Lake.

The Red Butt Chironomid is a great choice for fishing stocked trout ponds, lakes and even deep pockets of rivers where trout hang out.

This is a simple little CdC loop wing emerger that can be adapted to imitate not only midges but also smaller mayflies.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black size 10
Tail, Black Cock Fibres
Rib, Red Tinsel or Wire
Back, Medium UTC Opal Mirage Tinsel

This extremely easy but very effective quick sight midge is especially for those of us who have some problems seeing small flies at a distance and at night.

Materials Used;

Chironomid pupa, as with other nymphs and pupa, trap gas beneath their pupal skin to aid both their ascent and final adult transformation.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black size 10
Thread, UTC 70 Black
Tail, Whiting Coq de Leon Fibres
Body, Natural Peacock Quill

An Al Ritt pattern.

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Griffith's Gnat is a well known and highly effective fly pattern for trout and other insectivore fish. It can represent a midge (cluster), mayfly or general insect.

The Jumbo Jinny is a larger version of the Ginny Midge fly pattern. This trout, grayling, and panfish fly is ideal for fishing in lakes and ponds under a strike indicator.

One of the joys of fly tying is collaborating with other fly tyers to overcome a specific tying or presentation challenge. The Barrberry is one example.

A simple but effective pattern for mosquito and midge fishing with a couple of nifty techniques and only using Grizzle hackle and moose mane hair.

This little midge has proven a great asset early on in the season under difficult midge hatching conditions and later also as a mosquito.

Detailed instructions for tying a Red and Black Midge.

Detailed instructions for tying Pat Dorsey's Top Secret Midge.

Detailed instructions for tying a Deadpool Midge.

Detailed instructions for tying Pat Dorsey's Top Secret Midge.

Patrick Sessoms of Due South Outfitters showing off his "Werthers Midge" which resembles a dead scud.

Nothing special but it's a handy wee pattern to have when the fish are taking small emerging midge coming off along the edge of a ripple..

In this video we are tying a CDC Midge Emerger. This fly can be tied in a number of different colors to match any situation you might find yourself in.