Mark Boname is the originator of the Bionic Midge. The Krystal Flash tail makes for a great shuck as well as a trigger feature. Couple this with the pearlescent wingbuds... Oh boy!
A lot of anglers will be throwing streamers during periods of slightly off colored water to a foot or so of visbility, but the Bionic Midge fishes well for me during this time as long as the water is covered thoroughly. I carry this pattern in sizes 18-22 with water clarity dictating what the size to fish vice trying to imitate the naturals. The obvious choice is fishing a larger sizes as visiblity deteriorates. Of course the trigger features mentioned above certainly lead to it's success.
I also fish the pattern in the early morning with clear water conditions. As the sun rises and more light penetrates the water I often cut back the shuck- sometimes to barely a nub is visible.
Materials:
Hook: TMC 2488H or 2488, sizes 18-22 (Size 20 pictured)
Thread: 18/0 Nano Silk, black
Body: Thread
Shuck: Waspi Midge Flash, rootbeer/pearl
Ribbing: Hend's 0.09, gold
Wingbuds: Veevus pearl tinsel, small
Thorax: Super Fine Dubbing, black.
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