The Blood midge
Here is the pattern for November 2009 through Febuary 2010, The Blood Midge. A good all purpose midge pattern for selective trout during our cold fall and winter months. I like fishing them on a dead drift through riffles into pools and eddies. The midge pettern can be ties in different colors to match the local midges, another good color combo is black with white rib also known as a zebra midge.
The Blood Midge
HOOK: 20 to 28 Nymph
THREAD: Red 8/0
BODY: Red floss or tying thread
RIB: Gold or Copper fine wire
TAIL: Red Marabou
HEAD: Red Tying Thread
This is an easy midge pattern used by a lot of people to catch trout on waters accross the country. The pattern can be tied in any color to
match your local hoppers found near your favorite fishing hole. Try tying it in bright and dark colors to see wich the fish prefer.