This week I received some pretty exciting news. I am going to knock one off the bucket list and head to Colorado the end of March for a fly fishing excursion. In light of these plans I decided I should get to tying some flies for the cool clean Colorado waters. I started doing some research on common and best fly patterns to use out west. I came across an interesting site geared toward the fine Colorado fisheries. I cam across The Catch And The Hatch . This site provides great inside lines on what, where, when, how info, including great fly patterns with recipes and all. So last night I decided to pull up a chair and start getting a head start at filling the boxes with some Colorado fly goodness. The first fly I started to tie was the UV Sparkle Midge Emerger. Pretty simple tie, but very tiny hooks.
I am also going to tie a few up in Green as well, as recommended. It is a basic thread body and head with a fine wire rib, and some rainbow flash as the wings. These are tied on a size 18 2x short 2x wide gap hook. Here is the recipe per The Catch And The Hatch.
Hook Type:
Tiemco 2457 or 2487
Hook Size:
#16-26
Bead:
None
Wing:
Krystal Flash
Thread Type:
8/0 Uni Thread or 70 Denier
Thread Color:
Any
Wire:
Extra Small-Small Any Color
Dubbing:
Ultra Fine – Match to Thread or Just Use Thread Color
Here is a quick how to video by The Catch And The Hatch. UV Midge how to tie
I have a feeling this pattern would work well in any trout waters, and I know I will be giving it a shot in the Driftless this year.
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