P & P Midge Recipe

Mike, the recipe was on the old FATC web, I don’t think it has made it to this site yet. Administrators:I think it should be here.

I have tied so many of these, I will write my recipe out.

Hook: Emerger style hook 16-22.
Thread: Pearsall’s Silk, Yellow or UTC Light Cahill yellow.
Copper wire x-small
pearl Flashabou two strands
Bead copper or gold to match the hook size.
Method for tying: Place bead on hook, place hook in vice. Start thread and wind back to bend, tie in cooper wire, tie in the 2 pieces of Flashabou, wrap thread to bead. I usually build a thin tapered body. Spiral wrap flashabou leave space between each wrap tie off. Wrap cooper wire between flashabou wraps tie off. Whip finish. I apply a thin coat of Hard as nails to the whole body.

• This reply was modified 6 years ago by Tim McCoy.

Gentlemen:
We are working on a video on how to tie the P&P midge. And we will add it to the web site.
Also, the P&P midge and other midges will be the fly that we will tie during the FATC fly tying session on January 10th

My P&P midge:
2mm copper bead
Tiemco 2499BL-SP Hook size 18
Yellow 70 denier Ultra thread
small pearl tinsel
small copper ultra wire
Add 2mm copper bead to the hook, put hook in vise.
start thread at the bead and wrap half way down hook shank
tie in small copper wire by putting the tip slightly into the bead and wrap it along the entire shank to slightly down the bend of the hook, tie in one strand of small pearl tinsel at the end of the thread/down bend of hook, bring thread back up to the bead, I will wrap the hook to put a slight tapered body towards the bead. Once taper is good I’ll wrap the pearl tinsel forward (about 4 wraps) to leave a space between each wrap to show the yellow thread, lock in the tinsel at the bead, then wrap copper wire forward just touching the pearl tinsel (again about four wraps). Tie off wire and whip finish. And catch fish.