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Weird, even in the middle of the Summer, trout still munch on midges.

Size 22

Great looking flies! I have fished the foam backed suspender midges with great results for years. I will have to add a wire rib version to my flies.

How are you fishing these? I’m picturing these as a point fly, but then thought you might be fishing them alone. Can you give recommendations on best set up?

Superb flies, btw.

Ray, I am fishing them in a three fly nymphing rig. Usually an attractor pattern with an emerger, and or Baetis nymph underneath the attractors.

An attractor can be a size 6 Pigsticker down to a size 18 caddis nymph.

Right now the Tricos are everywhere. This little size 22 female trico soft hackle is turning a few heads.

On freestones and tailwaters.

How light do you go on the tippet? Do you go below 5X, or are the fish to big for that?

Those all look great. One of the great challenges I have yet to successfully engage is trout taking tiny midges on top. This is a pattern I need to borrow.

letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:54 pm How light do you go on the tippet? Do you go below 5X, or are the fish to big for that?

Ray, I carry 6X Fluro, but have never resorted to using it. I use 4X as much as possible, but use 5X alot with the size 22 and 24 patterns.

Naturally elegant. Your stream time shows thru in your patterns.

They do well for me this time of year, and are an easy tie.