Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Pheasant Tail Midge Pupa Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body Tail Thorax Ribbing Pheasant Tail Midge Pupa The Pheasant Tail Midge Pupa is a variant of the Pheasant Tail Nymph designed by Frank Sawyer in the 1950’s. Like Frank’s original PTN, the Pheasant Tail midge pupa is tied with…

Optimidge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body coated with Gills Tail coated with Ribbing Optimidge The Optimidge is a pattern designed by Kent Rianda around 2002. Kent is the owner ofThe TroutfitterandThe Trout Flyof Mammoth Lakes, CA. Kent guides mostly on Crowley Lake and has designed these patterns after…

Miracle Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Underbody Body Ribbing Miracle Midge The Miracle Midge was developed in the 1970’s by Ed Marsh of Colorado Springs along the South Platte River in Colorado. The miracle is attributed to the body color which changes color once immersed in water. The fly…

Medallion Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Thorax Body Wingbuds , colored Mottled Brown with Ribbing Medallion Midge The Medallion Midge was developed by Pat Dorsey of Colorado. Pat has developed numerous midges such as the Mercury Midge and the Mercury Black Beauty. He wanted a pattern that tended to be…

Holo Midge, Red Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Collar coated with Shuck Ribbing Holo Midge The Holo Midge is just a variation of the Disco Midge that originated on the San Juan River. Naturally, when Holographic tinsel became available, around 2010, it was used as a body material for…

Epoxy Buzzers, Black Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Wingcase Wingpads Ribbing Coating Epoxy Buzzers Buzzers is an English term for midges. They represent Chironomids that are a significant food source for many fish, particularly within stillwaters. TheTDCpattern was one of the first emerging midge patterns designed on our…

Gillie Chironomid Pupa, Dark Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Overbody Body Shuck Collar Wingpads Ribbing Drifter’s Chironomids During the 1990’s, a local guide service in Mammoth, Sierra Drifters, developed a series of Drifter’s Chironomids for Crowley Lake. These were variations of the TDC (Thompson Delectable Chironomid) pattern utilizing Superfine dubbing…

Desert Storm Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Ribbing and Desert Storm Desert Storm was designed by Johnny Gomez on the San Juan River in New Mexico around 1999. A subsequent article on the pattern appeared in Fly Fisherman magazine in 2001. Originally, the pattern used a single strand…

Zebra Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Head Body Attractor Ribbing Zebra Midge Chironomids are one of the most important food sources in stillwaters. They can represent 25-50% of the food source for trout, depending upon season. There are three stages to consider, the larvae, pupa, and emergers. Colors range…

Disco Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Underbody Body Thorax Ribbing Disco Midge Not sure who came up with this pattern but on the San Juan River in New Mexico, this pattern is known as the Disco Midge. The fly takes it’s name from the “Disco Era” of the 1970’s…