Peg's Midge

Detailed instructions for tying Peg's Midge.
Hook: Standard dry-fly hook (here a TMC 100), size 26.
Thread: Veevus 16/0, dark brown.
Tail: Dry-fly hackle, cream or white.
Body: Peacock herl.
Hackle: Dry-fly hackle, cream or white.
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[@edperry4235]

Another great tie - with really useful tips and superb camera work. Thank you.

[@MikeWitmerNatureJournal]

Ed Koch talks about this fly in his book "Midge Magic". He ran into a woman, Peg, on several occasions who was catching trout on this fly. I believe it was on Big Springs. It's an interesting story and worth a read. Nice choice to tie here.

[@jonlindemann2797]

Don Holbrook wrote the book with a forward by Ed Kpoh.

[@anablakp3200]

Reminds me of Bob Dylan's "The Girl on the Greenbrier Shore. He goes I left my mother underneath the bridge, when I saw the girl on the Greenbrier Shore". lol Thanks for sharing. Vitreous floaters only prevents me form tying this small.

[@markgotschall2914]

Tie mine with grizzly hackle, they work great.

[@ChrisWalklet]

Great fly and great information.

[@richardduvall6512]

Awesome looking patern but very small for my older eyes lol

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Awesome fly. I bet this would work great for panfish.

[@johnmetcalfe6243]

Wow thank you for sharing this.

[@terrahawk2003]

now that's a small fly!

[@kevinzhou5005]

What lens are you shooting with

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Quite brilliant. :-)

[@glenndotter5065]

No new flies, just variations of older ones. This is a good looking variation of Griffiths Gnat

[@tightlinevideo]

Respectfully, I can't agree with you. The only thing this fly has in common with a Griffiths Gnat is peacock herl. The construction of the two is quite different. Also, Peg's Midge is a very old pattern that may even pre-date the Griffith's Gnat. There are a myriad of patterns that are derivative, this is not one of them.

[@glenndotter5065]

@@tightlinevideo I appreciate your position and you may well be correct that Peg's Midge predates Griffith's Gnat. They are both great patterns.

[@tede.9848]

How big in size would you tie these? 18?

[@Connor-tj4yt]

Ted E. 26

[@flyfishingeasternsierras8664]

Ted E. I would go no bigger than 20

[@garrettreeves2979]

What bobbin do you use

[@the.tricky.outdoorsman]

where can I get hooks that small? and a good tying vice and a midge vice adapter?

[@nickolasp6580]

William H anywhere on the internet

[@sirmegallot3276]

William H local fly shop or internet. support local shops if you can!!

[@flyfishingeasternsierras8664]

Get a peak rotary vise

[@pbgd3]

For tiny flies I just use a cheap vice from an orvis kit. I mounted a hook and then dremeled the jaws everywhere they were not needed. I use it more than my expensive vive once things get past about an 18 unless I need rotary.

[@redneckhippie3602]

28 to small? or can i go smaller ps cuase I want ty some 0n a 32 and i now need some where can i get some

[@sirmegallot3276]

sounds like peg knows to size down

[@CrustyTOOTS]

Love the videos. But not the addition of the music.