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| The Ole Seagull’s Small 5 click for a larger picture. |
Over the last two years, today is Mar. 17, 2006, The Ole Seagull has been expanding his fishing horizons by using midges more often. The reason is simple; on Lake Taneycomo midges are prolific year round and make up a large part of the trout’s diet. From a KIS perspective, Keep It Simple, on a day to day basis, the Ole Seagull uses only five midges which he refers to as “The Ole Seagull’s Small Five.
Four out of the five are “zebra” midge patterns in size 18, the Copper Dun, Primrose and Pearl, Rusty, and the Ugly (Not to be confused with the “Big Ugly”). The fifth is a plain size 18 midge pattern, the Red Tungsten Bead Head. They are pictured immediately below.
While recognizing that other very successful and better fishermen than he that use different patterns and colors, these are the midges that the Ole Seagull uses very successfully day after day. See the article “KIS fishing the midge on Branson’s Lake Taneycomo” for techniques etc. or the “The Ole Seagull’s Fishing Journal” as part of the Lake Taneycomo Fishing Report in the Branson Courier for more detailed information. For pattern recipes and current fly fishing information contact River Run Outfitters.
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