John, I found a pattern for a Krystal Midge in my notebook (from Fly Tyer 1995 autumn issue, p56):
hook: standard wet fly, #18-28 thread: 8/0 color to match ostrich herl thorax tail:(optional). gray or cream antron. trim to length of shank.At 07:26 PM 3/12/02 +0000, you wrote: abdoman: krystal flash, color to match the natural. (black, green, brown, red, gold, silver or combinations). twist two strands together before winding body. thorax: ostrich herl, color to match natural. (green, black, brown, gray). Two turns. You may want to trim to length after wrapping. Personally, I like the Pearl Pupa listed in Paul Rowely's 'Fly patterns for Stillwaters', p21. hook: Tiemco 2457, #12-14 thread: color to match body material rib: fine silver or gold wire body: frostbite, flashabou or krystal flash thorax: peacock herl head: pearlescent glass bead hope this helps, Tim > I'm am going on a fishing trip over spring break (next week) and I was > looking at recent reports on the internet and one of the patterns that > seems to be working well is the Crystal Midge. I was hoping one of you > could give me tying instructions or point me to a website that has the > directions. Thanks in advance. Clearwater Fly Casters PO Box 2149 CS Pullman WA 99165 http://www.clearwaterflycasters.com
