SLY'S MIDGE

 Hook:  (M)  94948  
 Size:  16-20
 Thread:  Olive 6/0
 Body:  Peacock Herl
 Hackle:  Small Gray Partridge Hackle

Notes on tying:

1. Wrap peacock herl for the body.  Wrap it full to make it fat.
2. Wrap 2 turns of small gray partridge hackle in front of peacock.
3. Whip finish.

 It was described in Soft-Hackled Fly Imitations by Sylvester Nemes (pgs. 11-19).  For best results this pattern is fished dead drift.

Don Lund  4257 Jasper Iowa City, IA 52240