Zebra Midge

[flydude]

What's everybodies favorite Zebra Midge size and pattern for Taney? Mine's sz. 18, tungsten beadhead, black with siver wire wrap.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Same here! Although I will sometimes sneak up to a size 16.

[jOrOb]

Lately, I have had pretty good success using one called rusty zebra. It is tied with rusty brown thread, black bead, and black wire.

[damselfly]

# 18 primrose and pearl.....never caught so many @taney on that one!

[mizzouflyfisher]

That's a somewhat impossible question. I will say the combo I use most often is size 16, black thread, copper wire, copper tungsten bead. I usually use zebra midges as weight in a 2 fly rig, so fish caught on them are usually bonus fish.

here's a list of all of the colors i use

black, olive & green(there's a difference), red, burgundy, yellow, brown, white

I also use about 10 different colors of wire.

Mizzouflyfisher

[Bill McC]

I was looking at the zebra midge paterns, went to google and did a search, but didn't find these patterns just some references to. If anyone has these patterns would you please post them.

Copper Dunn Zebra Midge

Primrose and Pearl Zebra Midge

Rusty Zebra Midge

Ugly Zebra Midge

Thanks for all of your help.

BillMc

[Phil Lilley]

Rusty came in the shop yesterday and showed us a zebra #18 with a flash body, copper bead head and x-sm copper wire wrap. That could be a Primrose and Pearl Zebra. He bought it at River Run but I'm sure we'll have some in our shop very soon. He said it was the best fly of the trip. It looked great.

Copper Dunn - copper bead and wrap with a dunn thread body? I've seen real small midge larva - dunn color.

Ugly- you got me.

Rusty - ask Rusty. It could be his Pearl Zebra.

[Rusty]

Phil, Primrose & Pearl midge was the name. With all the heat yesterday, things were a little fuzzy to me. It may take some time, but I can eventially remember.

[Phil Lilley]

William McCorkle sent me a link to Gary Groman's site and an article he posted on several zebras created by Stan and Carolyn at River Run -

http://www.bransoncourier.com/article.php?news_ID=525

P&R is in there.

[Danoinark]

That ugly zebra may be the one phil talked about in his newsletter this month.

Green thread, black bead, black wire, brown throat...that is what the picture looks like on that site of Gary's flies in the above url. Although I think Phil said the green one was tied with green wire..Dano