FLY
Midge
Black Midge Pupa
Tied by Christian Andrews
Black Midge Pupa recipe
| Hook | #12 - 18 down eye standard |
|---|---|
| Thread | gray |
| Tag | black ostrich flue |
| Butt | small grizzly hackle |
| Body | muskrat underfur |
About this fly
a Polly Rosborough fly from the recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla
What the Black Midge Pupa imitates
- Midge pupa (pupa)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Herbert ("Frank Forester"), Fish and Fishing of the United States, Trout Flies plate, Plate T, No. 9. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
