Super good looking midge. The Mirage should mimic the expanding gases in the emerging insect perfectly.

Well done!

That pattern will work very well anywhere here in Colorado.

Great work!!

I watched that video a couple days ago. It's a small world.

I am planning on tying it up next week when I get back home. I sure hope it turns out half as well as yours.

Great job!!!

Heck yes!!!

Thank you for the kind words, folks.

I would follow the advice you received on Facebook.

I think the old sliding bead technique is an old bass fishing trick... using a bullet weight above the worm and letting it slide as it moves along the bottom...sure works with a plastic worm on bass... should work on trout. I think we are comparing apples to oranges here. I have never dragged a bea...

Black, beads, marabou? That should be a year round producer on most any trout water. Good looking pattern.

When fishing upstream, what is the technique for recognizing the strike? Sure, if there’s a surface take or a flash we set but otherwise should I be watching the nail knot? Last year I started using sighter wax on the upper third of my leader. Like you, a surface bulge or a flash is the best and mo...

That is elegant, Ron. Very well done.