Gaines'BowBum
09-17-07, 11:55 AM
Tied some these up for the DH Swap.... Here you go...
Tying info...
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"Krystal Midge Larva"
Hook: Any small scud/caddis hook (I used a size 18)
Thread: Black 8/0
Beadhead: Optional (I used gold)
Under Body: 2-3 strands of krystal flash I used Pearl Root Beer)
Body: Clear plastic stretch chord (I found it at Wal-Mart for $.79)
Throrax: Peacock herl or similiar (I used Peacock Ice Dubbing)
Instructions:
1) Place bead on the hook and place them in the vise.
2) Tie in and build a small thread base near the bead. Wrap your lead, or lead substitute, now if you want.
3) Tie in your krystal flash and plastic stretch cord together. Then thread wrap them down to around the bend of the hook. You can pull on the stretch cord, so it is thinner. Re-thread up to the beadhead.
4) Take the K.F. strands and wrap them around the hook, all the way up to the bead. Make sure not to leave any gaps. Secure the K.F. strands down and cut them off.
5) Take the stretch cord and wrap up the hook over the K.F. You can apply a pretty good bit of tension on the cord without it breaking. This gives the fly a slimmer look. Secure it down with a few tight thread wraps behind the bead.
6) Tie in and wrap your peacock herl or dubbing. Form a small thorax. I like the Peacock Ice Dubbing, I think it is more durable than the herl is.
7)Whip finish, cut off, and add a little head cement or other. I used Sally Hanson's "Hard As Nails".
And you are done.
About the fly:
I found that stretch cord at Walmart and have been fooling around with this simple pattern for a while now. You can tie this pattern in various colors and hook sizes to imitate various midges, even caddis. Red, tan, olive, black, and pearl have all produced for me on the Hooch tailwater.
You can drop the bead and add a small tuft of poly yarn (Or similiar) under the thorax to create an emerger pattern.
I usually like fishing it as a dropper, either off a dry or a larger nymph or bugger. But I've also had luck fishing them tandem in different colors, with weight and an indicator.
Play around with this little pattern, there are probably hundreds of different variations for this little fly.
Tying info...
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p140/ajaume/P8270532.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p140/ajaume/P8270533.jpg
"Krystal Midge Larva"
Hook: Any small scud/caddis hook (I used a size 18)
Thread: Black 8/0
Beadhead: Optional (I used gold)
Under Body: 2-3 strands of krystal flash I used Pearl Root Beer)
Body: Clear plastic stretch chord (I found it at Wal-Mart for $.79)
Throrax: Peacock herl or similiar (I used Peacock Ice Dubbing)
Instructions:
1) Place bead on the hook and place them in the vise.
2) Tie in and build a small thread base near the bead. Wrap your lead, or lead substitute, now if you want.
3) Tie in your krystal flash and plastic stretch cord together. Then thread wrap them down to around the bend of the hook. You can pull on the stretch cord, so it is thinner. Re-thread up to the beadhead.
4) Take the K.F. strands and wrap them around the hook, all the way up to the bead. Make sure not to leave any gaps. Secure the K.F. strands down and cut them off.
5) Take the stretch cord and wrap up the hook over the K.F. You can apply a pretty good bit of tension on the cord without it breaking. This gives the fly a slimmer look. Secure it down with a few tight thread wraps behind the bead.
6) Tie in and wrap your peacock herl or dubbing. Form a small thorax. I like the Peacock Ice Dubbing, I think it is more durable than the herl is.
7)Whip finish, cut off, and add a little head cement or other. I used Sally Hanson's "Hard As Nails".
And you are done.
About the fly:
I found that stretch cord at Walmart and have been fooling around with this simple pattern for a while now. You can tie this pattern in various colors and hook sizes to imitate various midges, even caddis. Red, tan, olive, black, and pearl have all produced for me on the Hooch tailwater.
You can drop the bead and add a small tuft of poly yarn (Or similiar) under the thorax to create an emerger pattern.
I usually like fishing it as a dropper, either off a dry or a larger nymph or bugger. But I've also had luck fishing them tandem in different colors, with weight and an indicator.
Play around with this little pattern, there are probably hundreds of different variations for this little fly.