Fly Tying a Zebra Midge with Jim Misiura

[@pinchy111]

hi jim i want to say thanks for all the nice videos you have done on here for us . i have been tying flies for about a year and a half now . i remember when i was first trying to tie off a fly how bad the hackle would get under my whips i cam up with a cheap and easy fix for this , and i want to share it with you because you can then pass it along to more people if you also like it. i take a drinking straw and cut it about 1/4 inch in length and slide it over the bobbin when im ready to finis

[@kogabear1]

I know this was filmed awhile ago but is still a classic, the best ones I've seen of these out there. I don't know how I missed them. Thinking these are going to be my new favorites.

[@TheFlymanJim]

They do work well let me know how you do with them.

[@8626John]

Also, if you helicopter the wire off, rather than clipping it, it comes off smoother and without an annoying tag to bind down.

[@8626John]

I find using Uni floss on a bobbin and tying in the wire with that makes for a smoother body. I only use the tying thread at the end, after I have built up the body with the floss. Just a different way to skin the same cat.

[@raydowdy6914]

Great video Jim

[@TheFlymanJim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheFlymanJim]

Good tip Ivan I'll try and work it in. Thanks!

[@pinchy111]

slide it up and it will hold the hackle out of the way. straws come in all sizes as do flies. thanks again for the great demos i hope to do some of my own someday. thanks ivan

[@oldirtyshinobi]

I love the second pattern!

[@skimywhistler25]

Subscribed, good job, thx for sharing!!

[@colin1321]

Nice!

[@TheFlymanJim]

thanks