While scrolling through Instagram the other day, I ran across an interesting spin on a zebra midge fly. It was tied on a jig-style hook which I had never seen before. I say jig-style hook because it was a barbless hook that resembled a scud hook with a bead on the end and a down-turned eye. Rather than me talking in circles, here is a picture.
This got me thinking. First of all, I have had a lot of success with fishing zebra midges on Lake Taneycomo so I have some confidence in them. Second, I like to fish jigs under indicators because of their sink rate. After putting those puzzle pieces together, I arrived at idea of tying a zebra midge onto an actual 1/80 ounce, size 10 jig hook. I think things turned out pretty well but there are some pros and cons to weigh here. The size and profile are a little off. On the other hand, this thing is going to sink like a stone and could be a great lead fly on a tandem rig. I think I definitely need to use thinner thread and I'm not sure what I think about the peacock collar.
So now I need some feedback from some savy trout fisherman. What do you think? Is this lunacy? Does this fly have promise/potential? Is it just not quite realistic enough? I don't get down to Taneycomo or other trout streams as much as I would like so any input would help me decide if I should tie some more of these or put them in the box of shame.
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