Josh's Reaper Midge

Josh's Reaper Midge

Hook - Wide Gap Hook or dry-fly hook, sizes 16-22

Thread - Black

Abdomen - Veevus Iris Thread in color of choice

Wing - Pearl Krystal Flash

Hackle - Grizzly

Thorax - UV Ice Dub in pink, purple, orange etc

Mercury Brassie

Mercury Brassie

Hook - Nymph/wet style

Bead - Silver lined glass bead

Thread - Gray

Body - Copper wire

Thorax - Gray beaver/muskrat dubbing

Black Mirage Zebra Midge

Black Mirage Zebra Midge

  

Hook - Curved style

Bead - Black nickel/Silver tungsten/brass

Ribbing - Red wire

Flash - Medium opal mirage tinsel

Reference

https://www.flyfishfood.com/2019/06/black-mirage-zebra-midge.html

http://www.fullingmill.com/Products-US/Nymphs-US?range=49%2C96%2C369

Magic Midge

Magic Midge

Hook - Curves style

Thread - Black

Body - Black thread

Legs - Black z-lon, crystal flash etc

Thorax - Dubbing

Wing - White biot

Raccoon

Raccoon

Paul Lasha Originator

Midge Emerger

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Shuck - Teal flank fibers or grizzly hackle tip

Butt - White ostrich herl

Shellback - Elk or deer hair

Body - Your favorite dubbing

Tie in a variety of colors by altering the tying thread and dubbing colors.

Tying Emergers - Schollmeyer & Leeson

Zebra Midge

Zebra Midge

Hook - Tiemco 2457, 2487 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Bead - Brass or tungsten in assorted colors

Ribbing - Wire in assorted colors

Body/thorax - Tying thread

Black Midge Pupa

Black Midge Pupa

Hook - Dry/wet style hook

Thread - Black 

Butt - Black peacock herl or ostrich herl

Body -Tying thread, floss, antron yarn, z-lon, uni-stretch etc

Feelers - Black hackle fiber

Willy's Pip

Willy's Pip

Hook - Mustad C068, C49S or equivalent 

Thread - Black or your choice of color

Tail - Furled black, white, grey, tan, red or green floss, antron yarn, z-lon etc

Collar - Peacock herl.

 Try different tail and peacock herl colors. Add different color beads in glass, brass or tungsten.

Tunkwanamid

Tunkwanamid

Chironomid

Hook - Straight or curved style

Thread - Black

Tag/rib - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Peacock herl

Breathers - White ostrich herl

Quilled Muskin Midge Pupa

Quilled Muskin Midge Pupa

Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent

Thread - Black size 10

Tail - Whiting Coq de Leon fibers

Body - Stripped peacock quill

Thorax - Fluorescent orange and black UV dubbing

Wing case - Dyed black pheasant tail

Breathers/Gills - White uni stretch

WD40

WD40

Hook: Curved

Thread: Olive or any other color

Tail: Wood duck fibers

Body: Thread

Wing case: Wood duck fibers

Thorax: Dubbing

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Hook - Curved

Bead - Gunmetal glass bead or black nickel metal bead

Thread - White

Body - Pearl midge braid or pearl krystal flash, twisted

Reference: http://evergreentrout.org/Flies/PearlJam.htm

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Hook - Curved

Bead - Clear silver lined

Thread - Red

Body - Red thread and pearl or mirage tinsel

Thorax - Rainbow scud dubbing

Reference: http://evergreentrout.org/Flies/PBR.htm

Okey Dokey

Okey Dokey

Hook: Curved or straight

Thread: White and fluorescent colors

Ribbing: Wire

Shop Vac

Shop Vac

Hook - Any curved style hook 

Bead - Brass or tungsten

Thread - Black

Rib - Gold or copper wire

Body - Pheasant tail fibers

Wing - White uni stretch

Griffith's Gnat & Variations

Grifith's Gnat

Hook - Tiemco 101

Thread - Black

Hackle - Grizzly

Body - Peacock herl

Variations of the Original

Black Peacock Herl

BWO Peacock Herl

Dark Tan Peacock Herl

Gold Peacock Herl

Insect Green Peacock Herl

Muskrat Gray Peacock Herl

Purple Peacock Herl

Tan Foam

Bleached and Dyed Peacock Herl

Note: there are many more variations that can be tied by using different color hackle, dubbed bodies, foam, tinsel bodies, thread bodies, adding tails and highly visible wing posts etc.

Be creative. Experiment

Double Bead Midges

Double Bead Midges

Hook - Straight or curved style

Bead - Your choice

Thread - Your choice of size & color

Use krystal flash, wire, liquid lace, hairs etc for the body. 

Use different colors of seed beads or brass and tungsten beads.

Midges

Bubble Midge

Gunner

Krystal Flash (KF) Midge

Mercury Midge

Palomino Midge

Tan Thread Midge

Wired UFO Midge

Yong Special

Zebra Midge

Midges