Stuck-in-the-Shuck Midge

Submitted by Norm Zimmerman

Ingredients:

Hook: 101 Tiemco #22.  Straight eye produces better hooking in this small size.

Thread:  8/0 black. 12/0 is better if you have it!

  Shuck:  ginger or light brown antron Lureflash

  Emerging wing:  white antron Lureflash

  Hackle:  grizzly

Instructions:

1. Start thread behind hook eye, and wind a smooth underbody to hook bend.

2. Tie in a sparse bundle of ginger antron fibers about ¾ hook length for shuck, and cut off tag end.

3.  Tie in a sparse bundle of white antron for emerging wing at the same location.   Trim tag end of white antron extending towards hook eye at about one-half the distance to the hook eye.

4. Wind thread towards hook eye covering up white antron tag and maintaining a smooth body. Stop thread about one-half the distance to hook eye.

5. Tie in #22 grizzly hackle at this point.

6. Wind thread to hook eye.

7. Wind hackle to hook eye. Tie off hackle leaving a little room for next step.   If grizzly hackle extends beyond the hook gap, clip it off on the bottom so that the fly floats upright.

8. Bring white antron bundle forward over body, and tie down at head.   Twist the white antron wing bundle slightly to keep the fibers together.

9. Tie a neat head, and whip finish.

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