Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: UNI Floss White, UTC Ultra Wire, Krystal Flash
Thorax: Peacock herl
Three variations of the peacock & flash midge, but this time with a white body, a green flash and different colors on the body ribbing.
Dryfly
Peacock & Flash midge
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: polishquills stripped peacock orange, Krystal Flash
Thorax: Peacock herl
A peacock midge rocking some flash over the body and the thorax. A very simple pattern to tie up that should attract the trout, the only thing I could add to this is a layer of bug bond on the body.
Emerger – two-tone-body
Thread: Sheer 14/0 white
Tail: Sparkle Organza
Body: polishquills stripped peacock orange, Hareline Hare-Tron Pale Yellow
Wing: Whiting Bronze Brown, Wapsi polypropylene
A experiment in having a two-tone body on a emerger hook: it gives the impression of something in mid-hatch. Not very impressed with the hackle on this one – it got on top of eachother and it points up, but: for a something I’m fishing with this is of no big concern for me.
Spring Creek Midge
Thread: Sheer 14/0 green
Body: Sheer 14/0 Green, UTC ultra wire gold
Thorax: Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Dark Olive
Wing: CDC
I get a lot of inspiration following various forums, facebook, planet.dryfly.me and other places. The other day Hammer Creek Fly Fishing posted a video on G+ with his version of the spring creek midge. I have had many bead colors in some jars for a time that I haven’t tied anything with, so I tied up a green variant with different bead colors to see how they turned out. The beads I bought at a craft store for next-to-nothing ( I always pop into the craft shops to see if I can find anything to tie with ), and I should have a lifetime supply available.
These midges are a great pattern to start out with, and once you get the hang of it you can produce a large number very quickly!
Black bead:
Deer & CDC Emerger
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Tail: Sparkle Organza Dun
Body: Polishquills Stripped Peacock Orange
Thorax: Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Dark Olive
Wing: Hareline Premium Deer Natural Brown, 2x CDC Dark Olive
I keep experimenting with the stripped peacock from polishquills and for a up-right emerger I would normally do either CDC or deer for the wing, but for this one I combine the two with a supporting layer of deer behind the CDC to see how it will behave. The sparkle organza tail will serve as a good attractor. This should sit nice and low in the water and for a slow-flowing river this will be a sure bet next summer.
From behind: the deer should help support the fly in a upright position
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