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2 tone chrome midge
Heres one of those promised instructionals. So far Ive made 3-4 different ones. This one is a simple little midge I like as an alternative to zebra midges. If you click the first picture it will do a slide show and you can watch it step by step.
Materials are
hook – TMC 2488H or comparable heavy wire scud hook.
thread – Danvilles 3/0 monocord, black.
200 denier white GSP for gill filaments or smaller denier for smaller flies to taste(this was 100 denier doubled over on a size 18 hook)
black beadhead, tungsten or brass.
silver flashabou or pearl mirage tinsel
Thread your bead onto the white GSP (you can thread a stack of beads onto the GSP at the same time if you plan to tie multiples), then slide the hook onto the threaded bead. Start your thread at the bead. Attach some tinsel as you wind your thread down the hook. Leave your tag end from your thread. Wrap the thread back up to the bead, then build a small taper with the thread up and down the hook. End with the thread at the bead. Wrap the tinsel, tie down at the bead and cut the excess. Wind your thread tag end with spaced turns over the tinsel. Tie off, trim excess. Trim the gill filaments to length. Coat in “hard as nails” or similar glue. Now wait for it to dry and its ready to fish!
- Here's some of the flies we'll be carrying in the shop next year. People seemed to want lots of stonefly and drake nymphs and streamers for the lower river, so me and Andy are getting the supplies ready. -Dan
- So cool to see all these friends and familiar names. It's also a ton of fun to be back at it, hope to hear from and fish with y'all soon. Andy
- Please come by and check out my new store inside the Sports Exchange on West River Street in Truckee, California. I’m really excited to be back behind the counter doing what I do best; dispensing great knowledge and selling the best flies you can tie on the end of your tippet. I’ve assembled an extremely knowledgeable staff of anglers, guides and fly tiers to help me out in this venture and I know that we can get you on the water and hooked up!
