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  • Oct 9, 2006 at 11:40 am #6301
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Spent the weekend working on the “Great Midge Project”.

    Oct 9, 2006 at 11:42 am #55213
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    The Final Product…size 22 red vinyl rib midge…

    Oct 10, 2006 at 2:23 pm #55214
    mike b.
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    Nice project, you can never have enough midges…unless you are fishing dries!

    You have convinced me of the merit of the midge however…I need to start replacing some of my old faithful zebra midges.  Maybe I’ll get the vise out today…its cold/snowy/rainy.  

    Send me some of that rib material and I’ll let you know my impressions.

    Oct 10, 2006 at 8:31 pm #55215
    bryan hulse
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    Cameron,

    Do you have Midge Magic by Don Holbrook? What a great resource. One of the tricks I’ve taken from it is to tie different colored under bodies using tinsels and threads and overwrap with clear vinyl rib.

    Bryan

    Oct 11, 2006 at 1:05 am #55216
    flybug.pa.
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    Its been said before, use different color of Krystal flash or tinsel and then clear over them. I love midges. I use small stretch tubing for some nice looking stuff too!

    Oct 11, 2006 at 9:08 am #55217
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Yeah…it is nice to have the solid rib colors, but really all you need is the clear.

    Oct 15, 2006 at 11:02 pm #55218
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
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    Hey Poudre, did you find a particular midge worked especially well for you when you were at the Big Horn a couple of weeks ago? I am heading there this week for four days and am just looking to have an edge over my buddies!

    Oct 17, 2006 at 11:35 am #55219
    Avatar photoCameron Mortenson
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    Well…not only was the fellow late…but upon arrival to the river he blew through about two dozen flies through break offs on fish…logs…branches…everything that could grab a fly…did.

    So I am back to the vise again later this week since I have a three day trip coming up at the end of next week.

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