Suspender Hatching Midge Emerger Freshwater Hook : Short shank down eye, #18- #12, fine wire. Thread : Black 8/0. Wingcase : Bean bag ball in stocking. Tail : White hackle fibres. Rib : Wide silver tinsel. Body : Black, brown, olive or red marabou. Thorax : Ostrich herl.
Tying Instructions 1) Lay down thread, advance thread to hook bend. 2) Tie in tail material. 3) Then tie in rib and marabou at hook bend. 4) Advance thread to hook eye. 5) Place bean bag foam ball in a piece of stretched stocking and tie in, trim excess stocking. 6) Wrap body marabou, tie off and trim excess - leave room for thorax behind wingcase. 7) Wrap rib, tie off and trim excess. 8) Tie in Ostrich Herl and form thorax, tie off and trim excess. 9) Tie off thread and trim excess.
Fly Notes Saw this pattern in a book by Skip Morris about tying with foam. As soon a I saw it, it had to be tied and tested. The results of that testing now demands it always be in my fly box on trout outings. Larger versions have been tied for silver perch testing on northern NSW impoundments. I have seen them rising all around me and believe this pattern and others like it (if tied a little larger) will work wonderfully.
Fishing Notes Look for subtle sips or porpoising trout which would at times indicate a midge hatch Target species include Trout, Silver Perch.
Location Notes Lakes and impoundments
Prey Notes Emergering midge.
Tier Richard Carter

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