Mosquito larva

Midge

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14-18 scud / emerger

Thread: gray

Bead:

Body Parts: tail, body, thorax, antenna, head

Materials: Grizzly hackle fiber, Grizzly hackle stem, Grizzly hackle trimmed, Grizzly hackle fiber, thread

Notes:

Lay down thread base

Tie in a few grizzly hackle fibers for a tail, 1/2 body length or so

Strip all fibers from a grizzly hackle to create a stem; tie in at tail and touching wraps to about half up the hook shank; tie in and snip off extra

Tie in grizzly hackle and wrap to create thorax

Catch in a few fibers from the thorax hackle forward over the hook eye for feelers.

Tie in hackle and snip off extra

Wrap a thread head and whip finish

Trim thorax hackle to create a the thorax

Head cement