Midge Patterns For The Bow

[Fishscape]

Can anyone recommend midge patterns (larva, pupa, and emerger) patterns that work on the Bow? Size and color recommendations as well as fishing tips would be helpful. If anyone has images of Bow River midges that would be a big help.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Paul

[Hawgstoppah]

I used a really easy #18

 

#18 Mustad

silver bead (tungsten)

black thread for the body (keep a thin profile though)

silver wire ribbing

very small amount of peacock hurl right behind the head of the bead.

 

Takes about 3 minutes or so per fly once you get cranking. You can tie about 3 dozen watching a hockey game, and they do work well in the Bow (as well as other places like the crow)

 

Cheers.

[Hawgstoppah]

fishing tips:

 

nymph it as your point fly (the last one down the line) under a sjw in the winter. slow'ish deep water is best for this fly, 6-8ft of the slow stuff that wintering fish like on the Bow. Good things should happen when you find some fish!

[126barnes]

Had a bit o'luck with this one last winter

 

#18 scud hook

black micro/midge tube body over glue (pull tight to keep bulk down)

thin white antron wing

black UV dubbing thorax/head

 

I hung this under a worm and leech on the warmer days, it fished best at the end of my drift, just when the flies started to roll out.

 

 

Heres one from Terry H that I had bookmarked.

 

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=8183

 

[Fishscape]

Awesome guys. Thanks for the info.

 

Paul

[FraserN]

In the fall I have had luck with an olive emerger pattern, size 18, when the dry fly bwo is not working.The emerger I use as a general pattern is a size 16 curved hook in a white body and copper wire ribbing, with a few peacock herl tips for the throat and a black head. Works well on whitefish.

[maxwell]

best midge larvae ive found is size 16-22 sjw on scud hooks n small or fine wire.. coat em in cement... dont even need thread!!!

 

for pupae i like theo ne hawgstoppa recommends i like mine in 14-22 in olive light brown black and grey!

 

 

[ggp]

Can anyone recommend midge patterns (larva, pupa, and emerger) patterns that work on the Bow? Size and color recommendations as well as fishing tips would be helpful. If anyone has images of Bow River midges that would be a big help.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Paul

 

 

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=3183

[Gaffer]

From the post linked above

 

 

Those are sexy.

 

Andrew

[beedhead]

From the post linked above

 

 

Those are sexy.

 

Andrew

 

That there Guy (ggp) Can tie some very nice Bugs....

 

Cheers...Jeff...

[Fishscape]

Thanks guys. I like the beadhead pattern a lot.

 

 

[ÜberFly]

Yeah, I was looking at GGP's post from last year and I guess I didn't follow-up, like I was supposed to...

 

Pattern works great! Fairly easy to tie which I like! A few of mine did unravel on me so I started to put a coat of cement on both the thread and body - it's much better! Never tied as small as 20 but I think it would be a good pattern in 16, as well for the spring/summer/fall!!

 

P

 

Thanks guys. I like the beadhead pattern a lot.

 

[flyfishy]

HI ;Do you find that a bobber is use full.

with a size #22 fly

.watch the line'maybe .

 

 

 

nice fly Man.

 

 

 

flyfishy out

 

[ÜberFly]

An indicator works great when used with this pattern (or any other) as the point fly in a 3 fly rig!!

 

P

 

HI ;Do you find that a bobber is use full.

with a size #22 fly

.watch the line'maybe .

 

 

 

nice fly Man.

 

 

 

flyfishy out

[toolman]

Absolutely the best midge pattern that I have ever used on the Bow.

Ice Cream Cone in bright red.

http://www.idylwilde.com/html/fly_gallery....&page_num=2