Midges and Chironomids

A hugely productive nymph pattern that should be in most anglers fly boxes. This pattern is simple and to the point. Thread based bodies counter w...

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

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

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

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

This pattern was designed to be an emerging midge, is also excellent for small emerging mayflies including the prolific baetis or Blue Wing Olive...

The WD-40 is responsible for catching millions of fish throughout the US and beyond. This small midge pattern has been found to be quite effectiv...

This pattern has been used to imitate all kinds of trout delicacies, including but not limited to, mayflies, caddis, scuds, sows, midges, worms, a...

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

Covers many food sources quite well. Beadhead helps it get down fast without the aid of a split shot on you light tippet. Use wherever extra att...

Crystal Midge (Glass Bead) Midges catch trout 12 months out of the year — and when the fishing gets tough, they’re often the only thing trout are t...

Invented by Pat Dorsey on the South Platte River to entice finicky fish. This pattern has caught on for its productiveness and versatility. Midges...

Great stillwater and tailwater pattern. Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It has been estimated t...

A glass bead midge, slender body. Attracts with its reflective properties. Glass bead adds realistic swimming motion. Midges are available year r...

Another pattern brought around from a customer request; we had a customer call informing us that he buys all of his flies from us except the WD-40...

This is a great twist on a the WD-40. A bit of cdc acts as a post and will help this sit in that perfect subsurface zone. Great for midge and tric...

A pattern that originated in Iceland, and has worked in many trouty waters. Designed to mimic a midge larva this pattern is great for rivers and ...

One can never have to many midge patterns, and this a great nymph to add to the box. Bead Wing gives this emerger a look that only a transparent ...

Represents an emerging mayfly. Can be fished in the surface film, or fish like a nymph. If you find the fish, they will hit this pattern. Fi...

Midges are available all year round and in almost every river, an avid fisherman knows you need midges. This pattern is designed to replicate Midg...

A very good imitation of a midge pupae and often fished under an indicator in lakes. The white bead represent their gills - who doesn't love Ice ...

Excellent midge pattern with tons of attraction. Perfect dropper candidate in a hopper/dropper setup. 

Commonly used a nymph or an emerger. Use in surface film where all that great frenzied action takes place. Or sink it and use it as a nymph or dro...

A new pattern that provides a great alternative to heavily pressured fish. Imitates midges and small mayflies. A top producer when fish ignore s...

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...

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

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

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

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

The fly pattern everyone needs to have in their stillwater box. This imitates the most common species of chironomid you see during peak season on m...

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...

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...

A great Zebra Midge variant. A thin pearlesent rib followed by a thin wire rib gives this fly a new look with superb fishability. Tied on our popul...

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...

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...