At 02:24 AM 8/18/99 -0400, BijiliE_at_aol.com wrote: >Can anyone tell me what midges are? Since one of my other passions is flyfishing (I have more flyrods than I have boats: 8 of them) I know this one. A midge is a common name for a class of insects. The most common is the diptera. They have very thin bodies and small wings. They're most often imitated when flyfishing in their pupa stage and are one of the easiest flies to tie. Wrap some thin copper wire down the shank of a hook and then tie on a strand of peacock feather for the head. Some say that trout feed on midges more than anything because they're found in the water all year long. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 03:54:14 PDT
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