Black Marabou midge

[Roadkill]

Hook-Dai Riki 135 #20
Thread- UTC 70 Black
Shuck-Trilobal Nylon
Body -Black Marabou
Hackle-Grey Ostrich Herl

IMGP0614 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

[DUBBN]

I swear you are planning a Colorado tailwater trip! Really good pattern!

I would not hesitate putting it on any time of the year. Tailwater, or Freestone!

[letumgo]

I’ve often thought of herl fibers as “hackle” on small flies. But this is the first time I remember ever seeing someone else call it that. Makes sense to me.

Great midge pattern. Another Roadkill pattern I will shamelessly copy.

Wickedly good.

[RickA]

William,
Do you apply head cement to the thread base before you palmer the marabou?
I'll sometimes spin the marabou with a thread tag to reinforce it but it then becomes more of a rope.

You guys are killing me.
I'm trying to bang out flies for salmon camp this fall and now I want to dig out midge size stuff...

[Roadkill]

RickA,

No cement to glue it down. I tie the Marabou on by the smaller tips, then twist it around the tying thread not a tag, then wind forward.

[Mike62]

So much to like with this pattern. Thanks for posting it.