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Blog
March 24, 2010
Midges are where it is at
Midges, the tiny bugs that hatch all season long, and are available as a food for trout all season long, are probably the most underrated fly pattern in the driftless area.
They have been hatching every day since early opener and for anglers willing to wait until the evenings, can have quite a successful time fishing these tiny flies. Simple midge larvae fished under an indicator, midge emergers, and even adults are being taken by feeding fish. These fish are right below riffles or other broken water and can usually be seen rising steadily.
Fish some midges this season, even if it is just a dropper behind your favorite bead head nymph and you will be surprised at the number of fish that take the tiny morsel.
Fish rising to midges
My son and I fished here the other day and had a blast hooking fish. This one pool was frustrating, refusal after refusal. So I did what any great angler would do. Tied on the Sculpzilla and caught a couple trout!
They have been hatching every day since early opener and for anglers willing to wait until the evenings, can have quite a successful time fishing these tiny flies. Simple midge larvae fished under an indicator, midge emergers, and even adults are being taken by feeding fish. These fish are right below riffles or other broken water and can usually be seen rising steadily.
Fish some midges this season, even if it is just a dropper behind your favorite bead head nymph and you will be surprised at the number of fish that take the tiny morsel.
Fish rising to midges
My son and I fished here the other day and had a blast hooking fish. This one pool was frustrating, refusal after refusal. So I did what any great angler would do. Tied on the Sculpzilla and caught a couple trout!
winonaflyfactory - 2010-03-25 11:09:45
Love seeing the leaping trout. Ive often been told to skip the tiny risers and slap on some meat to take the larger fish lurking below. I do however really enjoy the difficult challenge taking some of those rising fish. I often hone in on the one that rises every so often away from the rest, the one that I have to cross the current and time the cast just right to lay the fly down in the right 3 second time frame as it is getting ready to strike. Those fish, might be 8inches are some of my favorite trout to take, the really difficult ones, where presentation is so very critical. Makes that 8in multiply by 2 maybe even 3 for me. Glad to hear your getting out of that shop a bit.
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