03-06-2006, 07:57 PM
I tie zebra midge nymphs in a variety of colors. Yellow works great sometimes. Once on the MP last summer, I caught several browns out of the same run with a yellow zebra midge after fruitlessly fishing the area with several other patterns for over an hour.
Chinook: Do you tie any flies? Thread midges are about the easiest and some of the most effective tailwater patterns to tie. They are basically thread wraps over the hook with a wire rib and maybe a beadhead. Shops typically don't carry all the sizes and colors of midge larva and pupa patterns that are available to trout, so it's beneficial to 'grow your own'.
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Chinook: Do you tie any flies? Thread midges are about the easiest and some of the most effective tailwater patterns to tie. They are basically thread wraps over the hook with a wire rib and maybe a beadhead. Shops typically don't carry all the sizes and colors of midge larva and pupa patterns that are available to trout, so it's beneficial to 'grow your own'.
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