Posted on October 26 2008
Over the past ten years I've slowly been working on my "midge game". It started while living in Colorado fishing a tiny Miracle Midge on the Cache la Poudre River and then continued as I started fishing rivers where midges work every day of the year.
Now I keep two C&F boxes stocked with midges in various colors, styles, and sizes. Well, as long as they are size 22 and smaller. I admit that it is weird when a size 18 nymph seems to big but in some places these fish will not even look at your fly unless it is the correct size and color.
Without a doubt fishing midge patterns on light tippets is made better by using fiberglass fly rods. They cushion the light tippets with complete flex but these rods also provide the needed leverage to move a heavy trout away from an undercut or rock that would end a spirited battle.
Now I keep two C&F boxes stocked with midges in various colors, styles, and sizes. Well, as long as they are size 22 and smaller. I admit that it is weird when a size 18 nymph seems to big but in some places these fish will not even look at your fly unless it is the correct size and color.
Without a doubt fishing midge patterns on light tippets is made better by using fiberglass fly rods. They cushion the light tippets with complete flex but these rods also provide the needed leverage to move a heavy trout away from an undercut or rock that would end a spirited battle.
