MIDGE PUPA
FLIES
MIDGE PUPA
Midges pupa
are also sometimes known Buzzers and properly known as Chironomids or more
correctly Chironomidae. This family of insects is of
the order Diptera - True Flies
and as the name implies
they are generally quite small. They have a similar life cycle to Mayflies and Caddisflies.
When fish are
taking Midge pupa the pupa are generally
available in large numbers. The Lava is
between
6 & 15 mm in length and start off as blood red legless maggots that quickly changes
colour to green, grey or black and a bulbous wing
case and curved
abdomen
develop. When its time to
emerge the pupae swim to the surface like a
“mosquito
wriggler” and break through the surface tension and hatch into small
generally
non-biting mosquito like flies that are also known as midges.
Whilst trout do search out lava amongst the detritus matter and eat
lava that have been disturbed by wind and wave action it is
generally the free swimming pupae that are most often eaten by trout.
Whilst the lava is generally found in the lower reaches the pupa can be
found in a wide range of depths from very shallow to up to 10
meters.
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MATERIALS:
Hook
- Size
10 to 14
curves
caddis or shrimp
Thread - 6/0 thread or cotton. (Olive grey
and black are good choices)
Body & thorax - Thread
Gills / syphons - Tuft of very fine cream antron or fur
A)
- Wind the thread in touching turns half way from just behind the
eye of the hook to half way round the bend of the hook.
- Wind the thread back along the back 7/8 of the hook shank, back
over itself and again to the 7/8 position.
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B)
- Take the smallest tuft of antron and tie that as a subtle
collar between the body and the eye of the hook.
- Build up a small neat head of thread and whip finish the head.
- Cover the body of the fly and the head of the fly with "soft
coat" or head varnish.
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