Gray Bubble Midge
By: Unknown
Source: I got the picture from Leslie Harrop But this is my own version of it that I've been tying for over 25 years.
Hook: TMC 101SP BL or 2488
Size: 20 ~ 28
Thread: Gray 8/0 UNI-Thread or 14/0 Gordon Griffiths
Tail/Shuck: Natural Grizzly Hackle Tips.
Body: Muskrat Gray Fine Dubbing.
Wing: 2 Natural Dun Colored CDC Feathers
Legs: 4 ~ 6 Natural CDC Fibers
Head: Thread
 
Step Tying Instruction
1 Lay thread base to bend of hook.
2 Tie in tail of a Grizzly hackle tip the same length as hook shank.
3 Tie in 2 natural dun colored CDC feathers, leaving them protruding over tailing and beyond the hook bend.
4 Dub the body, using the muskrat gray dubbing. Dub 1/2 way up hook shank.
5 Tie in the leg CDC fibers in the middle of the body so they protrude backwards on each side of the body you've already completed. Trim legs to just past bend of hook.
6 Continue dubbing the muskrat to one eye length before eye.
7 Pull wing CDC feathers over the body, around top and sides to form a loose bubble.
8 Trim butts of wing material as shown in photo.
9 Whip-finish a small clean head.
10 Add head cement to complete fly.

Fishing Instructions:

Fish these tiny midges any time midges are riding on the water (which is the majority of the time). They are particularly deadly during winter months when the only top-water insects are from the midge family. This pattern will bring hits anytime during the day and during the summer; they come alive, by the millions, in the evening and after dark on all our western rivers!

Note:
In British Columbia, they do not allow for a second fly when fly fishing only a one-fly rig is allowed.