Stretch Cord Gilled Midge with Air Bubble

Midge

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 – 22 scud / emerger

Thread: claret, rusty blown, copper, or chartreuse

Materials-

bead: clear glass

gills: Glamour Madeira No. 8 Prism White or other white fiber – polyolefin, polypropylene

head: Black brass or tungsten bead

body: .5 mm or smaller clear stretch cord

Notes:

Start with a clear glass bead on the hook right behind the eye
Tie in thread behind bead; tie in gill fibers extending forward over the bead; half hitch or whip a knot and clip thread
Add a black brass or tungsten bead large opening first, and push up next to glass bead
Choose thread of desired body color; build a thread dam behind head bead to hold in place; cover hook shank down the bend and back with tight thread wraps
Tie in a length of stretch cord behind the head bead; stretch cord as you wrap over it down the bend and back up to behind head
Touching wrap the stretch cord over the thread back up to the head; tie off; stretch cord and clip extra; whip finish
Clip gill fibers to desired length
Head cement behind head to secure knot.