Re: [VFB] What were those bugs?????

[Jerryphl9]

Probably some type of midge.  So are you ready to start tying size 20's?  I don't live that far from a river and every so often in the warmer when I'm tying at night some midges will make their way through the screen and wind up on my tying desk.  I've been able to pop them into small clear plastic jars, and use them as models.  The ones I've had land range from size 14 to size 28.  Came up with a real simple pattern for them.  Used a TMC(Tiemco)101, wrapped some black thread(10/0) on the shank for the body, tied in some thin hair like material for the wings(spinner style). Wrapped black CDC over the wing tie in point for the thorax.  Tied in some gray CDC for the antennae.  Up on the VFB I have a pattern called the Wissahickon Midge.  I usually fish it in size 22.  One day when fishing on the midge's namesake, I was amazed as a hundred of or more dimples appeared on the surface as fish started feeding on emerging midges, tied on one of the midges and immediately started catching sunfish, Red Breast, Greenies, Pumpkin Seeds and bluegill along with the occasional trout.  What was funny is that the sunfish were more discriminating than the trout.  You haven't been insulted until a sunfish ignores your carefully tied size 22 midge.   Jerry C "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." In a message dated 3/19/2006 17:20:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Folks: i live in N. E. Alabama, to give you the geographical location etc. I went fishing at the local watershed this past Tuesday and Wednesday. Temps were in the low 70's, and fish WERE biting... But, I saw some type bug that I was TRYING to ID and could not... Except for the fact that they did NOT bite me at all, I would have said it was swarms of Mosquitoes. I always take a net thingy with Me that is used to clean the surface of swimming pools, but was unable to catch any, as they stayed their distance from me for some reason (Maybe My BO LOLOL)... But anyway, till this past yr when I got addicted (is there a 12 step program for Fly tying.fishing???0 to fly tying and fishing cause of this great group...I never really paids attention to bugs unless they were biting or stinging Me.... Any ideas???? Suggestions??? Thanks in advance, Chuck