Blood Midge
Midge
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: JS 430 (Multi-Use Curved), Size 20 & 22
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 100 Denier – Red
Body Parts: bead, rib, abdomen, thorax
Materials: Tyers Beads Midge Silver Line Glass Bead, Danville Wire (Fine, Gold), Semperfli Nano Silk 100 Denier – Red, Peacock Herl
Notes:
Blood Midge:
The creation of Pat Dorsey, the Mercury Midges are a series of midge patterns defined by the use of a silver-lined glass bead in place of a brass or tungsten bead head. Thought to imitate trapped gases escaping the thorax of the emerging midge, these glass-beaded imitations have proven capable of fooling even the most finicky of trout. Tied here in red, hence “blood” midge, numerous variations of mercury midge can be found with a cursory Google search.
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