Midges

[KidDkivahh]

I've been paying way more attention to these lately, Given with milder temps I've experienced seeing lots of them. Now what I'm looking for is reference material on these . If it coincides with fishing and tying that's a bonus. Any book on the subject will need hatch dating and IDs of what's most likely to encounter in Rivers and Streams. Still water is about the most of what I've been able dig up and it's basically all west coast . Looking for more eastern material. I just ordered Shenk's book, and I already know will be useful to some extent. I don't expect it to be a comprehensive book on entomology. 

[aneary]

You might try The Hatch Guide for New England Streams by Thomas Ames. 
 

I don’t have the book with me right now but I have found it to be very informative. 

[CWitek]

There's a book Fishing the Midge.  Think that the author's last name is Koch.  Don't recall the first name.

[teedee]

Midge Magic by Don Holbrook and Ed Koch has been a help to me.

[flyman28]

Charlie Fox's horse collar nymph was the only one I have had luck with.  Peacock herl stem body, little dubbing for a collar. Light wire hook so it stayed near the surface either in the film or just below.  It caught.

[puppet]

Size and how you bend materials to present in th water column are probably the considerations.

 

Trout do not have great vision so dont get caught up in realism.  presentation and size is everything.

[Cabo2005]

I have trouble tying anything that small these days.  No matter what magnifiers I use to see the product.

Cabo 

[KidDkivahh]

5 hours ago, flyman28 said:

Charlie Fox's horse collar nymph was the only one I have had luck with.  Peacock herl stem body, little dubbing for a collar. Light wire hook so it stayed near the surface either in the film or just below.  It caught.

I never gave Fox's books a thought he might have some good stuff to paw over,

[KidDkivahh]

5 hours ago, puppet said:

Size and how you bend materials to present in th water column are probably the considerations.

 

Trout do not have great vision so dont get caught up in realism.  presentation and size is everything.

I keep my stuff as simple as possible colour and size & shape if I can get it .

[puppet]

4 hours ago, Cabo2005 said:

I have trouble tying anything that small these days.  No matter what magnifiers I use to see the product.

Cabo 

Same here.  i just use larger flies and accept the fish I am missing.

 

 

[C. Regalis]

I've astounded myself by successfully tying a couple of size 22s. Its the smallest hook I have.

 

Now- tying it on to tippet... we'll see how that goes. 

[surfflyguy]

This is as close to a midge as I’ll probably get I hate tying midges/nymphs. Such a laborious task at times however, they do work well 

[The Fisherman]

Check out Ed Engle's "Tying Small Flies." He has a couple chapters devoted to midges. The book is western-centric, but I can tell you that east coast trout can't tell the difference between a South Platte midge and a Farmington River midge...

 

Also do a search for the G-R Blue Glass Bead Midge on my site. That's a personal favorite.

 

Steve Culton

[JEFFSOD]

 

You might consider the book Modern Midges by Rick Takahashi & Jerry Hubka. The subtitle is 'Tying & Fishing the World's Most Effective Patterns'.

 

Two hundred and eight two pages by Stackpole Books. There's a brief intro to midges then it gets into tying and offers lots of ideas for patterns. Includes some step by steps but most of the content is ideas for varying patterns.

[Fergal]

In my limited trout time midges have done well for me overall and ever better when cold.