Midges and Chironomids

A great midge pattern that is highly effective in the late fall through early spring.  A krystal flash tail and wingcase insure a highly visible f...

In the winter months chironomids and midges make up a good deal of a fishes food intake. This pattern is great for cold weather fishing, small and...

The Superhero's strike again with another great fly. The Green Lantern resembles a midge nymph with a "POW" of green in the thorax to make this ny...

Technically a midge pupa imitation. This not so little nymph pattern is responsible for landing hundreds of thousands of lake trout. F rom its hum...

Great for emerging midge pupa. Always available, these are good anytime patterns to have in your fly box. Excellent as a dropper below an attracto...

Chironomids are the most prevalent food sources in lakes Trout eat a huge amount of these.  This is a simple, effective chironomid pattern. Fish ...

A chironomid pupa pattern, the Double Ice Cream Cone is meant to replicate emergering chironomids. Extremely popular in the high lakes of Oregon a...

RIO's best fish-catching midge pupae/larvae patterns ever designed, and something that should be in everyone's box.

A barbless version of a classic, in our best-selling color! The Pale Morning Dun or PMD is a great hatch throughout the West. Massive numbers tri...

Dubbed Money Midge as this fly produces fish. A great pattern for tailwaters, or as a dropper. Brown in color with an ice dub head to draw attenti...

Much like a Wd-40, but with flash for the tail and wingcase. Great for drawing attention in murkier waters or low light hours

The theory in fly fishing has been when it is dark, fish light, and when it is light, fish dark. This rings true both in lighting conditions and w...

This pattern is a very popular midge imitation throughout the trout fly fishing world, bead color matches body. American Angler estimates midges a...

Great stillwater and tailwater pattern. Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. Epoxy covered body and ...

Meet the new dropper in your hopper/dropper setups. This midge sinks quick, is available in tons of colors, and can replicate a bunch of bugs. G...

It is the subtleties that make be the difference between a great day of fishing and a mediocre one. Mike's Midge Pupa looks very similar to many a...

This top producing wet fly, works year around, anyplace, anytime. Mosquito's are extremely available to fish, and constantly targeted. Wet flies ...

Great natural looking midge with tons of attraction. White wing with a bit of krystal flash give this pattern an emerger look. Glass bead adds a...

You'll appreciate the strike-inducing power of this versatile nymph pattern. General purpose nymph works well for mayflies, midges and other trout...

Big trout love tiny flies. Smoke Jumper is one that has been a guide secret for many years. Best known on the Bighorn River, MT, it is an emerger...

The attractor midge has a flashy abdomen and a double wrapped rib. Gray midges are under used and incredibly prevalent especially in the Sierra's.

An extremely durable midge pattern. Epoxy covered body adds a bit of shine and durability.

Hugely popular fly, especially on lakes.

Midges bring fish to the surface 12 months out of the year. American Angler estimates midges account for 22% of trout's diet, by far the single mo...

As mentioned in the above pattern midges are becoming a more important food source for fish. Luckily nymphs tend to be a tad more effective than ...

Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It's estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is composed of mi...

Designed by Charlie Craven: "The Poison Tung Midge was conceived one winter after reading about the power the color blue has over unsuspecting trou...

A great pattern when a large midge nymph is needed. Works well for chironmid hatches as well. Designed by Zack ThurmanAbout the tyer:ZACK THURMAN S...

This pattern is a killer mayfly nymph or midge larva. Ultra thin body with a wire rib paired with a beadhead and subtle flash. Just pick the colo...

Crystal Midge (Unweighted) Midges are on the menu all year long, and when trout get selective, a clean, natural midge is often the difference betwe...