| The larva stage of life of the midge is eaten by trout to a huge extent in many cases. In others, it is rarely eaten. It depends of the species of midge and type of water. We have found these three colors; cream, light green and red, imitate most all of the species of midges that are available for trout to eat. This fly has a lot of detail to it. It uses a flashabou type ribbing to imitate the segmentation and either marabou or ice dubbing for the thorax. |
Cream Midge Larva
Red Midge Larva
Lt. Green Midge Larva
Midges: Larvae
Midge Larvae (Imitations)
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| Why only three (3) Colors? We have taken samples of midge larvae, pupae and adults from various types of streams throughout the U. S. Samples were taken from tailwaters, spring creeks and freestone streams. We found that over ninety percent of all the thousands of samples were one of three basic colors - red, cream and green. The red ones were midges that produced hemoglobin. These are often called "bloodworms". The others were almost always shades of either green or cream. We have tested these three colors along with hundreds of other colors and combinations of colors in over 200 streams ranging from the San Juan River in New Mexico, springs creeks from near the Pacific Coast to Virginia, tailwaters and freestone streams trout streams from east to wes. They fooled trout as well or better than any other color used. |
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