Some smaller patterns for use up in the Eastern Sierras in May when I can get Ally, Hero and Nick rolling towards Bridgeport, CA and the flows increase in the East Walker River. Hopefully, we will experience some snow in the mountains before then. Right now it isn’t looking real good… ( 3.3.2018…it’s coming down BIG TIME in the Eastern Sierra 
and looking like the will be more… 3.14.2018
Completed BOX OF SMALL…
UV2 BLACK & BLUE MIDGE …
HOOK: Hanak H130BL, #18 – #20
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Black – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier, Black thread
RIB: UTC Ultra Wire, Gunmetal Blue, x-sm
THORAX: UV2 Kingfisher Blue Dyed Peacock
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Metallic Blue, sized to hook
Before I went up to the High Sierra with my entire family, in August of this past year, I tied up a bunch of soft hackle flies using this UV2 Kingfisher Blue Dyed Peacock. It was a fish catching machine in the high elevation lakes then and again above Bishop in early November. This is a little attractor pattern for moving water using the Peacock Herl in the thorax. Try it with a black or Nickel Bead too !!!
Materials UV2 BLACK & BLUE MIDGE…
UV2 BLACK & BLUE MIDGE(s)…# 18’s…
JOLLY KONE in Bridgeport, CA…
Bridgeport, CA in the early Spring…
YELLOWCAKE MIDGE …
HOOK: Firehole Stick 316, #18
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Brown – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Dk. Brown – Thorax forward
SHUCK: 3 short strands, Fire Orange, Pearl Midge Flash
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier thread, Brown
RIB: UTC Wire, Hot Yellow, SM
WINGS: 2 strands Krystal Flash, Hot Yellow
THORAX: Larva Lace Salmo Supreme – Rainbow
GLASS BEAD: Hi Lite Glass, Quicksilver, x-sm
One of the first glass bead Midges I have tied in quite awhile. This one is a flashy little critter for attraction and water that is tinted. I have a bunch of Larva Lace dubbing that needs to be used…
Materials YELLOWCAKE MIDGE
YELLOWCAKE MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
Midge water on the East Walker River…
CREAM MERCURY MIDGE – Dorsey Variant…
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – #22
TREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Cream
RIB: UTC Wire, Copper, x-sm
GLASS BEAD: Killer Caddis, Diamond Bead, Midge
It’s been awhile since I have tied any glass bead midges. Pat Dorsey’s Mercury Midge is an excellent pattern for the East Walker River, in the Spring…Right in here:
Michael with yet another Brown caught on a Midge on the EWR…
Materials CREAM MERCURY MIDGE…
CREAM MERCURY MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
O-B SIMPLY GREEN NYMPH …
HOOK: Firehole Stick 419, #18 – #20
THREAD: Nano Silk 12/0, Olive – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
ABDOMEN: Nano Silk 12/0, Olive
RIB: UTC Wire, Hot Yellow, SM
WING: Oral-B Dental Floss – teased out
THORAX: Zelon Dubbing from BRF, Brachycentrus Olive
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, Jet Black, sized to hook
Just another simple little Olive Nymph on a wide gape hook. Rumor has it that Oral-B Dental Floss moves exceptionally well underwater… 🙂
Materials O-B SIMPLY GREEN NYMPH…
O-B SIMPLY GREEN NYMPH(s)…#18’s…
HALF PINT MIDGE – Blue Ribbon Flies / Variant…
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18
THREAD: Veevus 16/0, Black
SHUCK: 6 strands Pearl Midge Flash, cut short
ABDOMEN: Working thread
RIB: UTC Wire, Gold, x-sm
THORAX: BRF Zelon Dubbing, Midge Black
WING(S): 3 strands each side, Pearl Midge Flash
BEAD: Tungsten, Gold, 5/64″
A Blue Ribbon Flies pattern tied here by Alan Freed. I use a lot of BRF patterns because they are simple and work REALLY well. I did this one with a gold bead and gold wire…Copper would also work as an alternative…
Materials HALF PINT MIDGE…
HALF PINT MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
PINKLY – UV2 & BOU MIDGE …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White – Underabdomen / Tiemco Charcoal Gray – Thorax forward
OVERABDOMEN: Flashabou Dyed Pearl Pink #6965, 2 strands
RIB: UTC Wire, Red, x-sm – * coat with Hard As Hull
THORAX: UV2 Dyed Peacock Eye, Hot Pink
BEAD: Tungsten Nickel, sized to hook
I have found that Pink can be a very useful color to use in the Spring up on the East Walker River. This is toned down a bit from another Pink pattern I use up there and a some what midge-like instead of mayfly-like – “PINKY” – I also choose NOT to slather a lot of my small midge patterns with UV Resin which, I believe, is detrimental to the segmentation effect of wire ribbing on fly patterns and extensively overused…
Materials PINKLY – UV2 & BOU MIDGE…
PINKLY – UV2 & BOU MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
TAN VBQ MIDGE LARVA – Frechette/ Variant…
HOOK: Daiichi 1110, #18 – #22
THREAD: Veevus 12/0, Tan
RIB: Veevus Body Quill, Black, lightly twisted – * coat with Hard As Hull for durability
This is a Norm Frechette Midge pattern one may visit his vast collection of tie on his Blog, Flytying: New & Old. I like using Midge patterns with dramatic , accentuated ribbing.- particularly when the water is off-color in the Spring…
Materials TAN VBQ MIDGE LARVA…
TAN VBQ MIDGE LARVA…#18’s…
RAMBO NYMPH – Fulling Mill / Variant …
HOOK: TMC 113BLH #16- #20
THREAD: UTC Light Olive – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Light Speckled
RIB: UTC Wire, Amber, SM
THORAX: SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing, Olive
BEAD: Plmmeting Tungsten, Metallic Olive, sized to hook
This in a generic, all-purpose Nymph based on a Nymph pattern developed by Fulling Mill in the U.K. Their version listed on their own hook in a size #14…
Materials RAMBO NYMPH…
RAMBO NYMPH(s)…#16’s…
BIG GULP Z-KRYSTAL SERENDIPITY (Brown/Black)…
HOOK: Firehole Stick 637, #18
THREAD: Danville 6/0, #47 Tobacco Brown – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Dk. Brown – Thorax forward… * neither are pictured
RIB: Micro Tubing, Black
WING: Krystal Flash, Medium Brown, 2-3 strands
THORAX: BRF Zelon dubbing, Midge Black
A simple threadbare Midge pattern on a wide gape hook. These kinds of Midge patterns work well on the East Walker River,near Bridgeport, CA…
East Walker River in the Spring…
Materials BIG GULP Z-KRYSTAL SERENDIPITY (Brown/Black)…
BIG GULP Z-KRYSTAL SERENDIPITY(s)… #18’s…
SALSA VERDE MIDGE …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – #20
THREAD: Danville 6/0, #4 Pale Yellow – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
RIB: Micro Tubing, Pheasant Tail
WING: Krystal Flash, UV Pearl, 3 strands
THORAX: UV2 Dyed Peacock, Brown
I have become enamored with using micro tubing as a rib material over the past year. Both Michael and I had a lot of success up on the Madison this past Fall using a couple of simple midge patterns that incorporated it. It also worked well for me when I fished the East Walker River in September and I have a feeling that it will work in the next few weeks down below 5 Bridge on the Lower Owens River where it did not burn…
Lower Owen River below 5 Bridges…
Materials SALSA VERDE MIDGE
SALSA VERDE MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
GREEN MACHINE MIDGE – Keefover / Variant…
HOOK: Firehole Stick 633, #18
THREAD: UTC 70 Denier, Chartreuse – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Olive – Thorax forward
ABDOMEN: UTC 70 Denier Chartreuse Thread
RIB: UTC Ultra wire, Black, x-sm
THORAX: UV Ice Dub, Lt. Olive
BEAD: Plummeting Tungsten Bead, 5/64″, Metallic Green
Another pattern from “Colorado Guide Flies”, not to be confused with Vince Wilcox’s “Little Green Machine”. This pattern was designed by John Keefover who guides for Blue Quill Angler in CO. He ties it on a TMC 101 Hook…
Materials GREEN MACHINE MIDGE…
GREEN MACHINE MIDGE(s)…#18’s…
UV2 PURPLE BOU BUG – Parrott / Variant …
HOOK: TMC 2499SPB-BL, # 18 – or TMC 2488, #18 – #22
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0 Charcoal Grey
ABDOMEN: Flashabou, Purple, 2 strands – Deep Pearl Purple #6966
RIB: Lagartun, Silver, x-fine * coat with Hard As Hull
WING BUD: Razor Foam, Opaque White, 1.0mm
THORAX: UV2 Fine & Dry, Adams Grey
A variation on a Steve Parrott Midge pattern which can be found in this book. I use a similar pattern with a yellow foam wing on the East Walker River, in Olive, in the Spring. The foam tied above the thorax area causes the fly to bob and weave in the water column – subsurface…
Materials UV2 PURPLE BOU BUG…
UV2 PURPLE BOU BUG(s)…#18’s…
PT/TB
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