Montana Fly Co.'s Major Tazer Midge in Red is a #18 midge pattern for trout feeding on small midges. Midges are a year-round staple on tailwaters and spring creeks, where trout feed on larvae and pupae even when nothing is hatching, and the red colorway matches the blood-red larvae trout key on in the drift. Fish it dead-drifted under an indicator, as a dropper behind a dry, or in the surface film during a midge hatch — the #18 size fishes well when trout are selective and the bugs are small. A go-to midge for tailwater trout.
