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DD Midge

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Standard nymph/scud hook, 18-20
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Tungsten bead Copper (larger) (1 (at eye))
  • Tungsten bead Black (smaller) (1 (behind copper))
  • Wire Fine, silver or copper (1 strand (rib))

How to tie it

  1. Slide the small black tungsten bead on first, then the larger copper bead, so the copper sits at the eye; the double tungsten is what gets this small midge down fast.
  2. Start the thread behind the beads and seat them tight with a few wraps so they cannot spin.
  3. Run the thread to the bend and tie in a strand of fine wire for the rib.
  4. Wrap a smooth, thin thread body forward to just behind the beads, keeping it slim so the fly sinks quickly.
  5. Counter-wrap the wire rib forward in four to six open turns to segment and reinforce the body, then helicopter off the excess.
  6. Build a small thread collar behind the beads, whip finish and add a drop of cement.

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