Midge Swap #2, Winter 2012

[peregrines]

More great midge patterns for our second midge swap this year. Thanks to all participants!


Tied by Laurie
Pot Bellied Spider

Tied by Stimulator2
Mosquito Larva

Hook: Nymph 1xl 16 and 18
Thread: Black
Tail: Soft grizzly hackle barbs
Rib: Fine Copper wire
Abdomen: Stripped peacock herl
Thorax: peacock herl
Wings: Grizzly hen hackle tips
Gills: Soft grizzly hackle barbs extending out front over head


Tied by Mudbug
Bubble Wing Emerger

Tied by Darwin
Dorsey’s Top Secret Midge size 20

Tied by La_jolla1
Duster Variant Midge

Hook: Dai-Riki dry Fly size 20
Body: fine black dubbing
Hackle: Badger hackle


Tied by williamhj

Hook: Umpqua U202 size 20
Bead: 2.0 mm black brass bead
Thread: Uni 17/0 Trico thread with black permanent marker for color
Rib: Small Ultra-wire in Chartreuse
Wing: Z-lon
Thorax: Peacock Herl


Tied by kayo
Olive WD-40 Biot Midge size 20

Hook: Dry fly size 20
Thread: Olive
Tail: Mallard flank
Abdomen: Olive goose biot wound "ribbed"
Wing Pads: Mallard flank
Thorax: Olive Super Fine


Tied by Famill00
Marc-O-Midge

Hook: Size 22 scud hook (Use size 16-24)rBrass Bead: Gold, sized to hook (5/64" here on size 22)
Thread: Black 8/0 or smaller thread
Rib: Small gold wire (or color of your choice)
Body: Black tying thread
Wing: White Antron/Z-lon tied extending forward over eye


Tied by S fontinalis
Olive Al’s Rat

Hook: Straight eye Dry Fly size 18
Thread: Olive
Body: Olive tying thread
Thorax: Muskrat dubbing


Tied by Gatortransplant
Joni’s Deadly Chirono Blue

Hook: Curved Emerger size 18
Head: White glass bead
Body: Black thread
Rib: Blue Ultrawire, small
Wing: Herringback K Flash


Tied by Mcnerney
Iceman Midge Pupa

Hook: Dai-Riki 135-C size 16
Thread: Red 6/0 Uni behind the eye
Body: Three strans of wire, 2 olive and 1 black or mix the colors as you prefer
Thorax: Olive 6/0 thread
Coat the entire pattern with Clear Cure Goo and then Sally Hansen’s Hard As Nails for hard tack free finish


Tied by Webrx
Glass Bead Chiromie

Tied by Pocono
Copperhead Nymph

Hook: Daiichi 1120 curved size 12
Thread: Olive Danville Fly Master 6/0
Body: Copper and Black UTC Ultrawire, Brassie
Gills: White Antron yarn
Collar: Peacock herl


Tied by peregrines
TDC- Thompson’s Delectable Chironomid

Hook: Nymph 1 or 2xl
Thread: Black Uni 8/0
Rib: Silver Danville’s wire, fine
Abdomen: Black fur
Thorax: same as abdomen but 2x diameter
Gills: White Ostrich herl

 

[la_jolla1]

Great job Mark for coordinating and going the extra mile

Nice ties one and all - this is a great swap

Best

Hugh

 

[gatortransplant]

Hope Joni doesn't have a problem with me naming the pattern after her, but I fished it for the first time the other day and it already has several fish, so I'd say she was right in calling it deadly!

 

[williamhj]

Thanks for posting the pictures and running the swap. I don't know the name for mine but don't think I invented it so if anyone knows what it's called, let me know. Look forward to seeing them all!

 

[mudbug]

Fantastic Job guys.

Mine is actually a Snowshoe Emerger. I have grown dissatisfied with CDC since I started using Snowshoe, so I made the change last minute.

The Pattern is pretty simple. (In order of use)
Hook: Gamakatsu c13u #18
Thread: I think it was Ultra Thread 70D in Olive or light brown
Tail: Crystal Flash
Abdomen: Moose Mane (one dark and one light). I have tried coating this with SHHAN but it gets milky and actually can peel off, so I put some 5 minute nail glue on the hook before wrapping.
Wing: Snowshoe Rabbit's foot hair - Dun
Thorax: Arizona Sparkle Dub - Blood Leech

In slow water this thing will float with the body just under the surface all day with just a false cast between drifts to shed water. In fast water you may need some floatant on the snowshoe hair.

 

[gatortransplant]

Mine is certainly not original, its basically a modified zebra midge, but Joni was talking about tying one with blue wire and how successful they are, which I had a go with. Hence the resulting name!

 

[mudbug]

La_jolla1

How do you get that tapered hackle look? (small in back, larger in front), I've been trying to get that on some small dries and it always turns out the same length even when using short feathers from the collar.

 

[la_jolla1]

I hackle these from back to front i.e. tie in at the eye and hackle backwards, then bring the thread through the hackle to the eye. Not only does it give a taper but the thread through the hackle especially with a badger gives the hint of a thorax with no extra effort. I prefer Hebert-Miner hackle to get this look.

I learnt this technique from Richard Ward, who has a great series of SBS on his blog.

Dry Fly 'Expert': Still approaching but...

Cheers

Hugh

 

[williamhj]

Mark, the flies arrived today! Thanks for organizing it, they look great. I look forward to trying them out soon.

 

[darwin]

Got mine today, a great collection of very usable flies. Well done all

 

[Jimmie]

Great looking flies guys. Even though not in the swap it was enjoyable seeing your ties. Thanks for the pics and patterns too.
Back to join you guys soon. Just got my vise unpacked, and on the tying table last week.

 

[stimulator2]

Got mine yesterday and they will be put to good use . Everyone done an excellant job..

 

[la_jolla1]

Mine arrived today - really an excellent swap - thanks all and to Mark for organizing!!

 

[webrx]

Nice flies everyone, and as always, Thanks Mark for doing what you do!

Dave

 

[williamhj]

Got out on the South Platte below Deckers yesterday and landed a nice rainbow on the olive al's rat tied by S fontinalis! Tough day with all the wind. Saw some rises to a bwo hatch but the wind kept 'em down and made horrible tangles of my nymphs. Beautiful place to be though so no complaints. The winds were bad for the fires though. I saw the smoke just north of me and had to turn back from scouting some other water as they were closing roads. Hope they can make some headway today.