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CDC Midge Adult

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

• Hook Standard dry-fly hook, 20-24
• Thread Black or gray 10/0

Materials

• Body Black or gray material (thread)
• Wing/puff White or light dun microfibetts (sparse CDC tuft)

How to tie it

1. Mount the tiny hook and start thread at the eye.
2. Wrap a slim, smooth thread body back to the bend and forward to the 70% mark.
3. Tie in a short, sparse CDC tuft standing upright as a wing.
4. Take a couple of thread turns front and back of the wing to stand it up.
5. Build a tiny thread head.
6. Whip finish behind the eye and snip.

Tying videos

• CDC Midge Adult — Charlie's Fly Box (YouTube)
• CDC Midge Adult — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• CDC Midge Adult — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)

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