Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Zelon Midge.
Rusty Dun Body
PT Tail – Black Body – Dark Dun Wing
Midge Black Body
Materials | |
Hook: | Dai Riki 125 or TMC 2488 #18 – 24 |
Thread: | 6/0 Danville brown |
Trailing shuck: | Midge gray straight zelon |
Body: | Thread |
Wing: | Midge gray straight zelon |
Thorax: | Midge black zelon dubbing |
Directions:
- Split zelon hank into 1/3 and 2/3 sections.
- Use 1/3 section for tail.
- Tie in tail around thorax area and wind thread down hook bend. Cut zelon about hook gap in length.
- Wind thread forward to 2/3 mark. Thread forms the body.
- Use remaining 2/3 section for wing. Tie in perpendicular to hook with figure 8 wraps.
- Dub thorax.
- Pull wing back and trim the length of body.
Here is a YouTube video where Craig Mathews demonstrates a variation of the fly.
My fishing partner and I are traveling to fish the San Juan River in NM the first week of October. Tiny flies are the norm and the zelon midge may just be the ticket on this expedition. The norm on size there is 20 and smaller for midge patterns and annelid patterns.