Aug 4, 2022 · How to tie the Mercury Blood Midge Step-by-Step: detailed tying instructions for this popular tailwater imitation.

Nov 6, 2023 · The Mercury Blood Midge is a midge nymph tied by renowned guide and fly tyer, Pat Dorsey, and should be in every angler’s nymph box. Using only three materials to make …

Dorsey’s Mercury Blood Midge is a great fly. The glass bead head represents an air bubble. The best way to fish this fly is to Dead drift with a strike indicator. Suggest that you tie a dropper fly …

The Mercury Blood Midge is a great winter midge pattern but midges are part of a trout's diet all year round. These tiny bugs are quick and easy to tie so fill up your fly box with these...

Oct 11, 2024 · Fly fishing with midges is a productive tactic year round on many waters. Learn why and how to fish them as well as some of our favorite patterns.

This pattern mimics the bright red coloration of oxygen-rich midge larvae. It's tied on a curved hook with red thread or red wire as the main body material, often finished with a peacock …

This Blood Midge pattern imitates the pupae of various Chironomids. Chironomids are an essential part of the trout food chain and they are present in most if not all, bodies of water. …

Another great Pat Dorsey pattern (one of his favorites!) imitating the midge larva found on most western tailwaters. This great attractor pattern is tied with a mercury glass bead on a 3x long …

Here is the fly pattern sheet for Pay Dorsey's Mercury Blood Midge.

The Blood Midge is a subsurface fly pattern designed to imitate the larval stage of chironomids—specifically the species with a hemoglobin-rich body that gives them a natural …