Do any of you tie your dry midge patterns with a trailing shuck?

[FlySmyth]

I was wondering if the midge pattern being so small can have a trailing shuck on it. So if you do tie it with a trailing shuck what is your preferred color. I tied all my PMD trailing shuck with a dark brown can I use that or is it too dark. I also have rootbeer colored antron.

Thanks in advance for your help.

FlySmyth.

[Curtis Fry]

Try rootbeer, white or black Crystal-flash... It's even nicely segmented (twisted) to give the shuck a more realistic look. For bigger midges, I use ultra-chenille really small and sometimes singed.

[Fred]

Check out this fly

http://www.utahonthefly.com/flytying/flyarchive/tralngshkmdg.htm

I used to buy it at spinner fall. Works killer. I think the shuck is a Stalcup traling shuck material, but I'm not sure of the exact name. I've tried to imitate using other stuff, but with limited success.

Like you, I use antron. White, gray, and tan. I wish I could find a place to just buy the trailing shuck midge that's on that picture. I've looked, but no luck.

[ARW]

I usually go with grey. I ofter use marabou so it will absorb water so the fly will hang vertically.

[Utah DaveII]

On nearly every midge patter that floats in the film, and even some variations of griffith's gnat, I use trailing shucks.

I like Micro-Zelon (mayfly brown), midge krystal flash (rootbear or brown), Mallard Flank and wooduck.

[Jason]

A little gray, black, or white antron works great for trailing shucks. You don't need to use a lot. For midges, I usually don't use anything else. Maybe CDC, but antron is much easier to work with when tying very small flies. I have used a strand of crystal flash as well; works good. Typically most of my midge emerger patterns will have some sort of trailing shuck.

[nightfish]

Hey Fred,
You can make that trailing shuck yourself with some larva lace and a pair of hemo's with the textured jaw. A little heat with a flame, or I think Mike said he dipped it in boiling water (hemos & LL), to set the grooves permanently, and you've got the shuck.

Krystal flash is easier though.

[Grizz]

I started messing around a little last winter with tagging (burning) the end of my z-lon shucks. I was having a problem with the material splaying out. It worked pretty good & I even incorporated it into some mayfly imitations last summer. As ARW mentioned, marabou is great too. I like to mix it in with a little z-lon/darlon/antron similar to the Quigley.Don't hesitate to mix different colors to acheive desired look.I tie a small midge emerger that I rib with ultra small tungsten wire & it's just enough weight to "hang" the body. A small cdc puff wing, a few twists of grizz, a dash of Emerils classic & BAMM! or the same pattern with a small gold bead just under the surface can be wicked deadly. But then again, midges are for cup-cakes, hard to tie on, hard to see, & way over rated!

pea's

[Crosby]

I thought that Stalcups trailing schuck was a nifty deal- Tied with it, fished with it- not sold on it.This comes back to the Tier vs the artist deal-
- looks nice, probably sold nice, he has some nifty tying methods- I don't think he fishes- stick with what everyone else has suggested- then it's presentation.
Fred- I picked up the Stalcups at SW.

[FlySmyth]

Wow a thread that didn't get hijacked but was instead filled with helpful information.

Thanks again.

FlySmyth.