The Most Effective Midge

Published on Oct 11. 2020 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited 4 years ago

This is my favourite Pattern, I have had some great days fishing with these Midge
Size 12-14-16 works really well, especially in first 3 Seasons

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CDC Parachute Midge

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The One and Only Midge

The One and Only midge is a must have pattern and it comes with a fishing guarantee, You will catch fish with this fly!

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Springtail

The Springtail has a soft and bendy body made from a boiled coil of colorful, elastic jewelry string

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Jan's Emerger

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.

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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.

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