Midge Emerger

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Materials needed 6

Tying difficulty Easy

Target species trout

Tied by Barry Ord Clarke https://thefeatherbender.com/

A functional emerger midge pattern with a few nice techniques. Tie it in any size from large buzzers to the smallest hatching or cripple midges in any colour you like. A must have pattern.

Materials
Hook: Partridge 15BNY Klinkhamer Barbless Fly Hook
Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Thorax: March Brown Antron Dubbing
Horizontal wing: Pearl Krystal flash
Vertical wing: Three natural CDC hackles (light dun)