Hook: Mustad 94840 #18
Thread: Sheer 14/0 White
Tag: UTC Wire silver
Bead: Whiting Brown, peacock herl, Whiting white
Another pattern from “tying small flies” by Ed Engle: Renegade. I chose a silver tag instead of the gold in the original pattern. A interesting pattern that should float nicely in the surface and give a good profile.
Hook: TMC 2488 #20
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: 2x Krystal Flash Blue
Thorax: Wapsi Squirrel Spikey Dubbing
A midge from the “Tying Small Flies” book by Ed Engle: two strands of krystal flash and some dubbing. It doesn’t get more basic than this.
Hook: TMC 2457 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: UNI Floss Red, UTC Ultra Wire, Krystal Flash
Thorax: Peacock herl
This time a red variation of the white midge from yesterday: red floss and red flash will make this one stand out
Gold & Blue variations:
The family with red & white midges gathered:
Hook: TMC 2457 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: UNI Floss White, UTC Ultra Wire, Krystal Flash
Thorax: Peacock herl
Three variations of the peacock & flash midge, but this time with a white body, a green flash and different colors on the body ribbing.
Blue and Gold variations on the body ribbing:
Hook: TMC 2457 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: polishquills stripped peacock orange, Krystal Flash
Thorax: Peacock herl
A peacock midge rocking some flash over the body and the thorax. A very simple pattern to tie up that should attract the trout, the only thing I could add to this is a layer of bug bond on the body.
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