Virginia Midge Fly Tying Tutorial

Virginia Midge Fly Tying Tutorial

A year ago I saw a photo of a midge perdigon that caught my eye on Facebook from a fly tyer named Jarid Church. The fly had the appearance of being simple but deadly, which is always my favorite fly tying combination. I tied some and took them to the river with a lot of success on a local tailwater with picky trout. Since then I've used the pattern on a range of rivers and it has been consistently successful and especially good for sight fishing. Learn to tie it by clicking the video below and you can buy the materials for the fly at the links below the video. 

Materials

Hook: Dohiku 644, Dohiku 303, Fulling Mill 5067

Bead: Slotted or inverting copper tungsten bead sized to preferred weight 

Thread: Rusty dun or tan UNI 8/0 

Hotspot thread: Veevus 16/0 Fl. Orange 

Rib: Hends Perdigon tinsel #1 or Semperfli Perdigon Body Iridescent Pearl 

Superglue: Loctite Brush On 

Resin: Solarez Bone Dry or UV Craft Clear

Tools:

Bobbin 

Scissors 

Uv light 

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