Modern midges
Subtitle: tying and fishing the world's most effective patterns
By: Rick Takahashi and Jerry Hubka ; photos by Brian Yamauchi and Mark Tracy
Contributors: Hubka, Jerry
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Headwater Books; Stackpole Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Cumberland, Pa; Mechanicsburg, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781934753002
Subjects: Fly fishing; Fly tying; Diptera
Description: Features over 1,000 midge patterns from around the world, tying steps for 15 essential pattern styles, and fishing tips from experts on rivers, reservoirs, and lakes.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Discovering the midge; title: Why midges?; title: Midge life cycle overview; title: Tying midges; title: Tying the larva; title: Thread body larva; title: D rib larva; title: Latex larva; title: Larva patterns; title: Tying the pupa; title: Thread body pupa; title: Mercury black beauty; title: Mini bow tie buzzer; title: Pupa patterns; title: Tying the emerger; title: Olive and gray glitter wing emerger; title: Foam wing emerger; title: Upto's midge emerger; title: Emerger patterns; title: Tying the adult; title: Tak's biot wing adult; title: CDC wing adult; title: Mule midge; title: Griffith's gnat; title: High post midge cluster; title: Black midge cluster; title: Adult patterns; title: Cluster patterns; title: Fishing the midge : tips from the masters; title: Curing the fly fisher's curse / Eric Pettine; title: The midge game / Craig Mathews; title: Reading the river / Jerry Hubka; title: The natural drift / Jerry L. Saiz; title: Sight-fishing strategies / Rick Takahashi; title: Keep your flies clean; title: Alternative nymphing strategies / Rick Takahashi; title: Let the fish settle down; title: Strike indicator strategies / Rick Takahashi; title: Micro-indicators / Jason Borger; title: In the zone / Stan Benton; title: Matching the hatch / Rick Takahashi; title: Adjusting your rig / Jerry Hubka; title: A better two-fly rig / Jeff Ehlert; title: Fluorocarbon advantages / Jerry Hubka; title: Stillwater tactics / Brian Chan; title: Basic lake techniques / Rick Takahashi; title: Essential lake equipment; title: Buzzer fishing / Alex Ferguson; title: Dry-fly tips / Bubba Smith; title: Keeping high and dry / Rick Takahashi; title: Drift-boat tactics / Ron Yoshimura; title: Splatting the midge / Kevan Evans; title: Midges for migratory trout / Landon Mayer; title: Midge musings / Ed Engle; title: Déjà vu rainbow / Gary A. Borger.