Midge - Red Zebra
The Zebra Midge is a nymph that imitates midge pupae and/or emerging midges. Herein lies the first clue to how to fish them. The Zebra consists of nothing more than a size 16-24 shrimp/scud hook wrapped in colored thread and a copper or silver fine wire with a 2 or 3mm tungsten bead head of matching metallic finish.
Midges will be the bread and butter of the winter fly fishing , and make up the majority of a trout’s diet. Midges will hatch during the warmest parts of the day often from 10 – 3 pm and can bring nearly every fish in the river to the surface. This hatch alone can make winter fly fishing worth pursuing.
- Stages: Nymph, Emergers, Dries
- Sizes: #18 – #26
- Colors: Black, Blue, White, Red, Purple, Olive, Brown
- Hatch Times: 10 -3 pm warmest part of the day
From <https://thecatchandthehatch.com/winter-bug-guide/?ffst=1it1v9-6kn1>
INVENTORY:
#16 black & silver w/ tungsten bead: 2
#18 black & silver with copper bead: 1
#20 black & silver with copper bead: 1
#16 red & silver w/ tungsten bead: 4
#16 pink & silver w/ tungsten bead: 1
HISTORY:
| Glover Greek | 4/22/21 | small Black/silver tungsten BH - effective for brookies |
|---|---|---|
Coon Creek | 5/25/21 | #18 black Not effective - hatch going on (caddis?) |
| Hewett | 3/16/22 | #18 black not effective |
Joy Springs | 7/16/22 | Dark red - only caught shiners |
| Otter | 11/16/21 | #18 red/silver effective #18 black not effective #12 black wooly bugger not effective #12 dark brown wooly bugger not effective #12 black leech not effective |
| " | 1/17/23 | water high, dirty, and fast. Not effective. |
South Bear | 8/30/22 | Dark red not effective |
Spring Creek (Orchard) | 6/9/22 | Effective - rainbow |