Red Midge Pupa

Title:

Red Midge Pupa (22)

Price:

$2.50

Product Category:

Midges

SKU:

E103P-22

The papa looks almost like the larva with a thick thorax that contains the wings of the developing midge. The hardened case, or puparium which is a capsule-like case, contains the wings and legs. When they begin to emerge, the wings become much more prominent.Some species that dwell in streams crawl out of their pupa cases while they are still on the bottom and swim to the surface as adults. Trout can easily feed on them at this time. This is much less common than surface emergence.Especially in water that is calm where there is a heavy surface film, midges can have a very difficult time penetrating the surface film and consequently, there may be a large number of midges that die trying. Often the feeding trout don’t give them time to get through it. These pupae are easy takings for the trout, and along with the cripples that just didn’t emerge right for one reason or other, can cause them to concentrate only on this phase of the hatch. Midges Are A Staple In The Trout Diet

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You should pay attention to details when you are fishing a midge hatch. Often, there is more than one species of midges, sometimes several. You must be able to key in on the size, color and stage of a hatch to be most successful. Midge larva patterns are generally effective early in the mornings and between hatches. They should be worked on or near the bottom. The pupae are quite different in color from the larvae and the adults quite different in color from the pupae and larvae. The pupa usually brings he most activity. Trout really focus on the pupae suspended in the surface film trying to hatch.Use a nine-foot 5X tippet and add about twwelve to fourteen inches of 5X tippet using a surgeons knot. Tie on an attractor type midge pattern to the end of the added tippet.
Using an improved clinch knot, tie on an additional 18 inches of 5 X or 6X tippet to the bend of the hook in the attractor fly. Add the midge larva imitation to the extended tippet. If added weight is needed,place it on the leader just above the first knot you tied to add the extra tippet to keep in from sliding down the leader. If you are using a strike indicator, attach it approximately one and one-half times the depth of the water from the bottom fly. In especially clear water, you may want to use a 6X for the upper tippet and 7X for the extended portion. This rig can also be cast without weight for trout feeding on emergers. Change the larva imitation to a pupa imitation. Remember, when trout begin to feed on the emerging midge pupae, you will usually just see the fins of the fish break Often it works well to fish the midge pupa in conjunction with a mayfly emerger or caddis pupa. It is common for the trout to take the midge emerger and ignore the mayfly or caddis. This sometimes works when you see fish rising but do not see any flies in the air. Fly Fishing with Midges Fly Fishing with Midges