- CDC Midge
Upper River Pattern
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| Hook: |
Daiichi 1100 size 22-28 |
| Thread: |
Black 8/0 Uni-Thread |
| Tail: |
None |
| Body: |
Black Thread |
| Thorax: |
Black Thread |
| Wing: |
Gray CDC Tuft |
| Instructions: |
- Place the hook in the vise.
- Wrap the thread back to the bend and then forward building a slightly tapered
body.
- Tie in a black sized hackle and a CDC tuft at the thorax. Make sure the CDC
lenght matches the length of the hook.
- Trim the CDC and hackle butts and build a small thread thorax over the trimmed
butts.
- Wrap the hackle forward with 2-3 turns.
- Tie off hackle and whip finish.
- Trim the bottom of the hackle flat.
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| Variations
& Comments: |
This pattern is good in very small sizes to fool those picky flat
water risers that are feeding on midges on the surface. You can try a small sparkle
dubbing for the thorax that sometimes works better. |