Bead Head Midge |
| Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Black | Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Red |
| Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Green | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black |
| Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Olive | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red |
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Walk along the shoreline of the Deschutes River and study
the vegetation growing on the rocks in the splash zone. There is a lot of it
is yellowish, greenish, stringy stuff that looks like some kind of algae.
Fact is, much of what you think is plant life is actually midge eggs;
zillions of billions of them. Some species of midges lay strings of eggs
on anything that is wet at the edge of the water. This includes not
only shoreline rocks but boats, oar blades and the waders of wading
fishermen. These eggs hatch into midge larvae. Midge larvae
are very simple worm-like creatures. You can imagine how many there might be in
square foot of river bed. In fact, in a square yard of river bottom
there can be thousands. That is a lot of food for trout and other
fish. |
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Bead Head Midge,
Shaggy Black Many midge larva are dark colored. This simple bead head fly fished dead drift very close to the bottom is always a good choice as a searching fly. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 9046-16 | Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Black | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Bead Head
Midge, Shaggy Green Some midge larvae take on the color of the bright colored vegetation that they feed on. This fly can also double as a drifting caddis larvae. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 9048-16 | Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Green | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Bead Head
Midge, Shaggy Olive Other midge larvae take on the color of the dull colored decaying vegetation that they feed on. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 9049-16 | Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Olive | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Bead Head
Midge, Shaggy Red Some midge larvae produce hemoglobin and are varying shades of red. Some midges have bright red bodies in in all life stages. They are often called "Blood Midges". |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 9051-16 | Bead Head Midge, Shaggy Red | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Bead Head
Zebra
Midge, Black On many rivers, this is the deadliest fly ever invented. A long fine tippet facilitates fishing this fly. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 00252-16 | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 00252-18 | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black | 18 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Bead Head
Zebra
Midge, Red Deadly blood midge pattern. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 06406-16 | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 06406-18 | Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red | 18 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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key to success is "understanding". You can never know enough. Understanding the organisms that trout feed on is one of the keys to catching trout. The Hatch Guide For Western Streams by Jim Schollmeyer is great reference material for the trout fisher. Check out our special deal. |
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