If you love easy-to-tie, effective midge patterns, then these flies are for you. The creation of New Jersey fly tier John Collins, the Kaleidoscope Midge—in all its variations—uses no more than three materials and a little adhesive, yet the finished pattern is attractive and catches trout.
In this video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie three versions of the K Midge: the original, one with a beadhead, and one with a foam post. Carrying all three of these flies will allow you to fish a K Midge anywhere in the water column, so you can tailor your tactics to the trout’s behavior.
Original Kaleidoscope Midge
Hook: Scud/Pupa Hook (here, a Dai-Riki #135), sizes 20.
Thread: Black Rainbow Iris Veevus Iridescent Thread.
Adhesive: UV cure resin.
Beadhead Kaleidoscope Midge
Hook: Scud/Pupa Hook (here, a Dai-Riki #135), sizes 18.
Bead: Rainbow bead, 5/64-inch.
Thread: Black Rainbow Iris Veevus Iridescent Thread.
Adhesive: UV cure resin.
Suspender Kaleidoscope Midge
Hook: Scud/Pupa Hook (here, a Dai-Riki #135), sizes 20.
Thread: Black Rainbow Iris Veevus Iridescent Thread.
Post: White craft foam.
Adhesive: UV cure resin.
The description above fails to mention the color of veevus thread is black rainbow.
Thanks! I’ll add it.
It does too In the description.