Black Caddis Larva & Black Fly Larva

[SlowNDeep]

Tie the fly, forming the body with black thread. Switch to white thread or a fine white floss, then wrap the white over the black thread with 2 layers (at most) of white over the black. The black color will bleed through the white when wet and looks much like the natural.

[Nymphmeister]

Slo-
Sorta like a traditional tie of the Miracle Nymph, maybe a Black Fly larva it what it really imitates, not a Midge.

[CM_Stewart]

Great photos, as usual: http://www.troutnut.com/specimen/650

Partial quote of a comment by Gonzo following the photos: "Don Holbrook (the author of Midge Magic) recently told me that his imitation of these larvae was the single most reliable and productive pattern of all of his "midge" imitations."

[Nymphmeister]

Thanks for the link. Guess I'm gonna need to put some time in with these on my line and from my own opinion, seems like almost nobody fishes imitations of them.

[SlowNDeep]

[quote author=Nymphmeister link=topic=1070.msg10425#msg10425 date=1206757832]
Slo-
Sorta like a traditional tie of the Miracle Nymph, maybe a Black Fly larva it what it really imitates, not a Midge.
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Haven't seen the Miracle Nymph.

It certainly has its moments. Right time right place, its a very productive fly.

[Fascist Killer]

torrey- borger's pattern is in "designing trout flies" ... just his usual catchall midge pattern

[Nymphmeister]

Rego-
Tied with antron like his midge pupa?

Slo-
So you HAVE fished blackfly larva. Tell me more....

[SlowNDeep]

I HAVE NOT fished them or tied them in a long time. I first tried tying them after sampling a river by SCSU (near West Rock). I had great success (relatively speaking, I was quite the noob then) in mid-late spring fishing them on the Naugatuck, Wepawaug, and Saugatuck rivers. I will tie some up soon, I cant really remember how they found their way out of my box.

The pattern I tied, unlike the miracle nymph http://www.danica.com/flytier/ccraven/miracle_nymph.htm, has a black thread underbody and a slight swelling of the rear end (tied toward the eye after I realised they attach from that end). The black thread shows through and looks really cool when wet. I never tried tying it wothoot the black thread, I imagine the hook will show through the wet thread as well. I used no rib either.

[Nymphmeister]

Sounds nice & simple. I'll prob tie some up & maybe add a rib. You can even use the "white marker" trick on 6-8" of your tippet right above the fly. Might be deadly. What size did you tie, and on what type of hook?

[Fascist Killer]

What do you guys think of the black underbody with thinly stretched white latex wrapped maggot or cranefly style to try to get the transluncency?