Midge Adult

Midge

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #18 – 24 1x long

Thread: black or to match hatch

Materials-

tail: moose mane, havelina

body: dubbing: black, white, tan, gray, light green

wing: polyplopylene

Notes:

From Fling & Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying

Choose thread and dubbing to match the hatch and season depending on what is swarming your waters
Lay down a base of thread
Dub in a small lump right before the hook bend
Tie in a stiff fiber tail (moose mane, havelina) one on each side of the hook shank using the small hump to separate the tail fibers into a V
Dub the body to just past the 1/3 mark on the hook shank
Tie in a clump of polypropylene (macrame yarn) for the wings; figure 8 wrap to lay the wings spread and flat
Dub in a figure eight thorax; finish with a dubbing and thread head
Whip finish; head cement