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Miracle Midge
Miracle Midge
Tying Instructions
1. Atttach the thread to the hook behind the eye with a jam knot.
2. Place the fine copper or silver wire on top of the hook shank and secure with thread wraps.
3. Wrap the shank, with the wire on top of the hook shank, to the midpoint of the hook curve. Don’t get too far down the hook curve as you want to keep the hook gap as large as possible.
4. Wrap the thread back towards the eye and attach a piece of white floss behind the eye.
5.Secure the white floss with thread wraps back to the bend of the hook.
6. Wrap the thread forward with even wraps covering all of the material and hook to just behind the eye.
7. Wrap the floss forward, covering all of the underbody, to the eye of the hook and secure with thread wraps.
8. Wrap the ribbing forward with 5-6 evenly spaced wraps and secure with thread wraps behind the eye.
9. Trim off the tag end of the wire and secure the end with additional thread wraps. Create a thread head the extends from behind the eye to about 1 eyewidth behind the eye. Whip Finish and apply a head cement.
| Materials
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| Hook | Daiichi 1120, sizes 16-22 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Underbody | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Body | White Floss |
| Ribbing | Small Copper Wire |
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 is usually tied with a black thread underbody which lies beneath a white floss layer.
Mottled Colors When Wet
When the fly gets wet, the overall color of the body will turn to a mottled gray. This coloration is very close to many of the midge larvae naturals and the pattern has done quite well over a number of years. Often, particularly within the smaller sizes, the black thread underbody is left out completely and the shank is just wrapped with a white thread or floss. White thread will perform a color change but not as pronounced as the floss. Danville makes a Flat Waxed Nylon thread in white that is super strong and translucent when wet. Wrapped without a black underbody, it will show the color of the hook with a milky silhouette.
Variations
The miracle midge that is attributed to Bob Bush is a little different from most of the miracle midges marketed, it has a fine silver wire rib and a thorax of fine gray dubbing. However, the miracle remains with the use of White Gordon Griffith’s 14/0 thread for the body over the darker hook. Bob ties his down to size 24-28, which is often the preferred sizes within Lees Ferry, AZ or the San Juan River, NM. Within the Sierra, however, we tend to use larger sizes in the #18-20 and the larger sizes will allow you to tie the fly with a Uni-thread 8/0 and underbody.
Variations
Miracle Midge
| Hook | TMC 2487 , #16-22 |
| Thread | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Head | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Underbody | Danville Black 6/0 |
| Body | Danville White Flat Waxed thread |
| Ribbing | Small Copper Wire |
Miracle Midge-Bob Bush
| Hook | TMC 2487, #16-22 |
| Thread | White Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Head | Grey Superfine |
| Body | White Uni-thread 8/0 |
| Ribbing | Small Silver Wire |