Midges and Chironomids

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...

Long a standby in every fly fisher's fly box. Especially effective in lakes, along the reeds, and in slower pools of rivers. Very common and pro...

A high visible black fly Great for midges, ants, gnats, and little black terrestrials. Very common and prolific insect, that should not be overloo...

Midges are perhaps one of the most intimidating flies to fish with. They are small, hard to tie on a leader, and can be difficult to set the hook....

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 ...

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 prolific winter midge pattern on the San Juan River. That being said it has been quite effective on many tailwaters throughout the US. Desig...

A simple emerger pattern that is quite effective. This emerger should sit just below the surface, with a small piece of foam just barely keeping ...

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...

As the weather cools midges become an ever more important food source for trout. The CDC Surface Midge is designed to float well as it is made en...

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

Long a standby in every fly fisher's fly box. Especially effective in lakes, along the reeds, and in slower pools of rivers. Very common and pro...

CDC adds life like action to this prevalent insect. Always available, these are good anytime patterns to have in your fly box. Excellent as a drop...

Hailing from the great waters of Tennessee, this is one effective trout pattern. Great on tailwaters. Highly visible.

Effective on tailwaters. One of the new winter trout patterns. A Colorado favorite. Glass bead for slow, natural sink

As the popularity of fly fishing grows, we start seeing more and more pressure on our local rivers. It is the subtleties that make be the differen...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

A great tail water, in two colors. Imitates a plethora of mayfly emergers. Flash wingcase adds to its effectiveness. One of those great do anythi...

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...