MIDGE PUPA FLIES

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The family Chironomidae are part of the “True Fly” or Diptera order and included Non-Biting Midges such as those that sometimes swarm around you like small mosquitos but don't bite. The general form of the pupa has 9 segments a thin body and is typically up to 10 mm in length. When midges are emerging they emerge in large numbers and fish often feed on them at the exclusion of all other offerings. The best technique is to cover rising fish. In this type of fishing casting speed and accuracy are as essential as an appropriate fly. The recipe below is for an olive mini midge pupa but other appropriate colours are cream with copper coloured ribbing and natural badger hackle and charcoal with silver ribbing and grey badger hackle.

Materials:

Hook Size - 16 to 20 curved caddis hook
Thread - Olive
Tail  - Olive grizzly hackle fibres
Body - Thread
Rib Fine - gold wire
Head -Peacock herl.