The Forester Midge is a custom attractor pupa pattern designed by Harrison of The Fly Box MO to save your day when rain or heavy runoff turns the river into a mess.
Why does it work? — It features a solid olive thread body wrapped tightly with olive wire to maintain a distinct, segmented silhouette through the cloudy water & a copper beadbead to give a warm, natural flash that catches attention without spooking trout. The secret weapon is a buggy collar of olive Ice Dub that traps ambient light, giving trout a clear visual target in low visibility water. It excels on blown out tailwaters and muddy freestone current seams where standard midges disappear, but it should be left in the box when the river clears up and fish turn highly selective.
The Forester Midge is a custom attractor pupa pattern designed by Harrison of The Fly Box MO to save your day when rain or heavy runoff turns the river into a mess.
Why does it work? — It features a solid olive thread body wrapped tightly with olive wire to maintain a distinct, segmented silhouette through the cloudy water & a copper beadbead to give a warm, natural flash that catches attention without spooking trout. The secret weapon is a buggy collar of olive Ice Dub that traps ambient light, giving trout a clear visual target in low visibility water. It excels on blown out tailwaters and muddy freestone current seams where standard midges disappear, but it should be left in the box when the river clears up and fish turn highly selective.