I tied some flies for a friend last night. The first flies I have tied in about four
months. It must be like "writer's block." I hardly fished during the summer, and
when I did, I had plenty of flies. He is going to the fabled Boulder Mtns., in
south-central Utah. There are certain flies which are very effective on those lakes,
especially in the fall. These are all midge patterns.
1. SCOFIELD SPECIAL
Hook: #12-14 Mustad 94840
Thread: Any light-weight black thread
Body: Built-up black thread.
Tail: none
Hackle: fore and aft barred grizzly
Rib: very narrow silver tinsel spiralled over the black thread body
between the hackles
Whip-finish
2. SCOFIELD MIDGE
Identical to the SCOFIELD SPECIAL, but leave the aft grizzly hackle
out.
3. BOULDER MT. MIDGE This is an original pattern
Hook: #10-16 Mustad 94840
Thread: Light-weight black
Body: 2 Peacock herls
Rib: Gold tinsel
Hackle: Brown, one size smaller than for the hook you are using.
Attach the thread behind the eye and run it to the top of the bend of
hook. tie in the peacock, tinsel, and hackle (by the tip) and twist them
into a rope. I do this on my NORVISE and it's a simple process. The
tighter the rope, the better. Wrap the rope from the bend of the
hook forward to the eye and tie it off. Whip finish.
These are all killer midge patterns, whether fished with a fly rod, or with a spinning
rod and casting bubble. I would like to get some digital pics and put them up on the
list.
Larry Johnson
Springville, Utah
