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The Midge - Life Cycle Overview and Fly Suggestions

Habitat

  • Activate throughout the year.

  • Found in streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

Technique

  • With Midges, go “small”.

  • Drift it naturally.

  • Larva can be found very deep in lakes and slow-moving water.

Hatch

  • Spring - Winter

  • Midges are the most common insect consumed by trout and are especially good choices during Winter and Spring when other food sources are not as prevalent.

Midge Bloodworm Larva

Midge Bloodworm Larva

Midge Pupa

Midge Pupa

Midge Fly

Midge Fly


Midge Stages & Fly Suggestions

Midge Larva

  • Worm like appearance; the common red midges are known as “bloodworms”. They exist in shades of green and brown as well.

Zebra Midge

Zebra Midge

ICU Midge

ICU Midge

French Chironomid

French Chironomid

Midge Pupa/Emerger

  • Pupa fill with gas, giving them a sparkle and helping them rise to the surface. Pupa breaks through water and sheds its tube-like body.

Medallion Midge Pupa

Medallion Midge Pupa

Hatching Midge

Hatching Midge

Mercury RS2 Flashback

Mercury RS2 Flashback

Midge Adult Fly

  • Slim swept wings & segmented bodies. Flies mate and then deposit eggs in water and die.

Griffith’s Gnat

Griffith’s Gnat

Antonio’s Quill Midge

Antonio’s Quill Midge

Adult Midge

Adult Midge


Fishing Rig Opportunities

Subsurface Fly Rig

  • Solo Larva Nymph

  • Double Larva Nymphs

  • Larva Nymph + Pupa/Emerger

Dry Dropper Rig

  • Dry Fly + Larva Nymph

  • Dry Fly + Pupa

Dry Fly Rig

  • Dry Fly Rig