Zebra discount Midge Collection: SALE, 12 flies, Black, Olive, Red, & Grey, Fly fishing, Tenkara, Trout flies, fly fishing flies, Nymphs, fly tying

Zebra Midge Patterns
Sale applies to sizes #16, and, #14. One dozen (12 flies) consisting of: 3 Black; 3 Red; 3 Olive ; and, 3 Grey. You'll have all your bases covered with these four primary colors.

You've probably been there. A couple hours from home, halfway through the thermos of coffee, knee-deep in cold water on a cold day, and not a single, solitary fish to show for it. They're taunting you. Riseforms are everywhere, but not one of the shiny little snouts has your fly in the middle of it. You're forced to ask yourself on the water: What the heck are they feeding on?

The most likely answer? Midges. Nine times out of ten, when you see so many rings that it looks like the result of an invisible hail-storm, the trout are hitting midges. Members of the order Diptera (or true flies), midges are closely related to mosquitoes, blackflies, and the common housefly, and since one out of every ten animals ever described by science is a member, there are a heck of a lot of midges out there. They're small, they're delicate, they're numerous, and they can make for some frustrating fishing if you're not prepared.

But one thing is very clear: trout love to eat midges. Your average brown trout in a midge hatch is like a fat kid with a bowl full of M&Ms. Although each of the bugs may not make much of a meal, a river is like a conveyor belt that delivers thousands of the tiny morsels to a fish. Midge hatches are especially prolific in tailwaters, those rivers kept at constant refrigeration by bottom-release dams. Because tailwaters are a little like Goldilocks' favorite porridge—not too hot and not too cold—midge hatches can continue in abundance from Fall through early Spring.

Even on a tailwater, cold days and discount winter weather will more or less shut down the standard trout menu. Mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies can't tolerate cold air temperatures very well, even if the water remains at a constant mild chill. Thus, from about mid-November to early March, most fishing anywhere is going to involve midges.

Don't over complicate it, just carry a good assortment of midge patterns in your fly box to get in on the game. At TYROAM we've done the work for you and have put together a proven selection of Zebra midge patterns covering the four major color schemes (Black, Red, Olive, & Grey). ALL are professionally hand-tied using quality materials. Limited quantities while they last.