Fly Tying an Olive Midge by Mak

Great Pattern for Early Season,
Body Elastic Stretch 0.5mm ,, Thread Black 8/0 ,, Breather White Glo-Brite ,, Thorax Peacock Herl

[@osaev]

You are amazing! I want to have your skills on your age! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@Makflies]

Thank you Borislav, I really appreciate that my friend 😊 😊 😊

[@leonardwells9613]

Good pattern excellent tie, a must have in your fly box. L👍😎🎣😎👍

[@Makflies]

Thank you Leonard, I am glad you like it :))))

[@jameshenderson3238]

Absolutely amazing...one of the best at making fly patterns ....your videos are appreciated

[@Makflies]

Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate that :))

[@anablakp3200]

Great tie Mak! The stretchy elastic is Crystaline Beading Elastic available in several sizes & colors. I Just use clear and color markers. Thanks for sharing.

[@Makflies]

Thank you friend, I agree I do the same, 😁

[@elduderoony8171]

Love this one Mak..... I feel pretty confident to try this myself! lol. Thank you for another great tie dude.

[@Makflies]

Thank you El, :))

[@hankvana2149]

Hi Mak! Nice pattern - like the way you did the body! Was wondering what to tie up today and you just reminded me that I needed some more midges - thank you! Hope all is good with you! Hank

[@Makflies]

Thank you Hank,, I am glad you like it , all is good pal, Have a great Season & catch lots of fish :)) 👍👍👍👍

[@janwestphal8047]

Very nice pattern and - as always - a great video!

[@Makflies]

Thank you my friend, much appreciated :))

[@seanmooney3907]

Hello Mak, I like this pattern very much. Thanks for sharing, All the best, Sean

[@Makflies]

Thank you Sean, :))

[@dannymcg8300]

Superb fly Arshad. Well tied with some terrific tips on using simple materials. Thank you for sharing.

[@Makflies]

Thank you Danny, I really appreciate that comment pal :))

[@danielhashem7727]

Very nice tying

[@Makflies]

Thank you Daniel :))

[@bruceturek3412]

very nice pattern definitely gonna tie me up some of these thanks for sharing the pattern

[@Makflies]

Thank you bruce, I am glad you like it 👍👍👍

[@davidscott2515]

Another great video and a fantastic pattern thank you Mak

[@Makflies]

Thank you David , I am glad you like it :))

[@PiscatorFlies]

Beautiful looking midge pattern. Thanks for sharing.

[@Makflies]

Thank you Piscator Flies 😊 😊

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Tie lots of these in black , olive , brown and grey mostly on TMC 200R # 22 . Also do annelids this same way without the gills on 200R #16 and 14 in red . The midges work great especially on tail waters but really anywhere there are midges . The annelids work very well in high water conditions anywhere you have aquatic worms . Keep up the good work ,It's always a pleasure to see what you come up with :-)

[@hankvana2149]

Hi Mike, Could I ask a favor? Would you measure the length and gap of your # 22 hooks for me? I am trying to relate my old hook size numbers to what you are using. It seems that a # 22 from when I bought mine @ $1.25 per 100 is quite a bit smaller than modern # 22s. Thanks! Hank

[@Makflies]

Thank you Mike , I really appreciate that , I am glad you tie size 22, I think I am getting old for smaller sizes lol.. Thank you for watching & have a great Season Pal,, 👍👍👍👍

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Hi Hank the TMC 200R in a # 22 hook eye to bend 8/32 gap 4/32 the one I use the most though is the size # 20 this is a little longer and a bit easier for tying D rib , midge tubing etc it is 12/32 long same gap . These hooks work really well for small dries also the are very light wire . I use them for BWO emergers and duns . There are other manufacturers who make a similar hook these just happen to be what I use.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Hi Mak I am 69 and you are right they are small , have to were magnifiers to get er done . It always amazes me when I stomach pump a fish and see the midges in them , they often make my # 22 look huge:-)

[@Makflies]

@@mikekuczynski1552 Wow 69, you have got long way to go Mike, I am 52 lol,👍👍👍

[@mountaincreekfliesjimmy8386]

Really enjoyed this lesson thank you sir

[@Makflies]

Thank you Jimmy :))

[@michaelterry1147]

I like that. Need stretchy body.

[@Makflies]

Thank you Michael 👍👍👍

[@PRACERZ]

Fantastic, you always give me more to ty ! 😁

[@Makflies]

Thank you PRACERZ :))

[@michaelterry1147]

You use this material in several patterns.

[@Makflies]

I do Michael, It makes it realistic :)

[@michaelterry1147]

I bought beading cord but cannot get it to do what you show.

[@Makflies]

It's little tricky but with the practice you will get there, just give a little Stretch :)

[@michaelterry1147]

This a plastic cord or like string.

[@Makflies]

It's call ( Stretchy BEADING Elastic ) come in different colours :))

[@lanceconnelly8557]

Mak, a beautiful fly. What brand of material do you use for the body?

[@Makflies]

Thank you Lance, I use all different Brands, As for this Pattern it's just a Jewelry making beading Elastic which you can buy from ebay 😊 😊

[@brianmozer3112]

Simple patterns are the best. Nicely done Mak. Since this fly isn’t weighted would you fish in surface film or put in tandem with another weighted fly (nymph)?

[@Makflies]

Thank you Brian, This is a Midge , It is best to fish in Surface film on a Dropper, works really well :))

[@noggin08]

Superb, like how you make the body.

[@Makflies]

Thank you Alister 👍👍👍

[@aidangill9064]

Nice looking nymph mick

[@Makflies]

Thank you Aidan :))

[@thomasbrooks8112]

Great looking pattern! Looks easy to tie too. Unfortunately I wasn't able to understand the name of the stretchy translucent material that you used to form the body? Is this something that's readily available? Thanks!

[@Makflies]

Thank you Thomas,, It's actually a Beading Elastic , you can buy it from ebay, jewellery making stuff :))

[@militarist7777]

Просто супер получилось.

[@Makflies]

Thank you friend :))

[@smokster0604]

Awesome tying.....

[@Makflies]

Thank you smokster, 👍👍👍

[@LanceDean1981]

Beautiful!!!

[@Makflies]

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[@michaelterry1147]

What material is stretchy?

[@Makflies]

It's Beading Elastic :)))

[@flydryriver4966]

Where do you buy your peacock hurl from? as it seem to be very good quality.

[@hankvana2149]

Mak wraps a nice herl. Good quality herl is a pleasure to use but more importantly is the direction in which you wrap it. The fibers are off-center on the quill and there is a definite top, bottom, left and right of the herl - if wrapping multiple herls make sure they are all from the same side of the feather stem. For the densest body, you want the quill to lead and the herl fibers to be on the trailing edge so they don't get wrapped down. (You see the same thing on biot bodies). Hard to explain, take a close look at a herl under a magnifying glass and you will see what I mean. Hope this helps! Hank

[@Makflies]

I have bought is long time ago from one of the local craft shop, which are not available anymore in the same quality, :))

[@flydryriver4966]

Makflies fair enough. It’s very good quality peacock, all the stuff I get has hardly any barbules and not good quality. I’ll check out my local craft shop as well.

[@Makflies]

@@flydryriver4966 Thank you friend, It's the best way to find it from other places then Tackle shops, I myself can't find same quality any more, but there is a hope lol :))

[@flydryriver4966]

Makflies I find the peacock from hareline and other fly tying brands are very poor quality, but there’re charging premium prices, which is not fair really.

[@user-mu1im6lu2g]

Super

[@Makflies]

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[@alexputev]

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