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1 O'Clock Midge

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry fly / midge hook, 18-24
• Thread Black or gray 8/0 or finer

Materials

• Body Black or gray tying thread / fine dubbing (wrapped)
• Wing Bright white/hi-vis poly yarn or Antron (small tuft)
• Hackle Grizzly or dun, wound or clipped (1)
• Thorax Black/gray fine dubbing (pinch)

How to tie it

1. Start thread and wrap a slim, smooth midge body of thread or fine dubbing forward to the thorax.
2. Tie in a small tuft of bright white or hi-vis poly yarn as an upright or downwing to catch the eye and aid visibility on the water.
3. Tie in a grizzly hackle and take 2-3 turns around the thorax.
4. Optionally clip the hackle flat underneath so the body sits low in the film like an adult midge.
5. Dub a tiny thorax to finish the head, whip finish and cement.

Tying videos

• 1 O'Clock Midge — The American Fly Tyer (YouTube)
• 1 O'Clock Midge — The American Fly Tyer (YouTube)
• 1 O'Clock Midge — The American Fly Tyer (YouTube)

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