November, 20 2008
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   Mottled Turkey Flats    Midge Gill™
The perfect material for tails and legs on both mayfly and damsel nymph patterns. Provides form and movement suggestive of these features. The Stillwater Solutions™ colors completely cover food sources in stained or clear water.
Item #SW-0808
This supple, durable tri-lobal yarn provides reflective highlights. Midge Gill is ideal for duplicating the prominent white gills common to chironomid pupa.

Item #SW-2405
Choose the color number below:
070 Olive Dun 280 Tan 490 Callibaetis
080 Olive 460 Light Olive    
Choose the color number below:
000 White        
           
   Mottled Turkey Quills    Midge Flex™
The mottled appearance is ideal for wing cases and bodies on many stillwater patterns. Tie different fibers in by the tips to create slender variegated bodies on callibaetis nymphs.
Item #SW-0809
The slightly transparent nature of Midge Flax enables tyers to alter the final color of a chironomid pupa, larva or other stillwater invertebrate using tying threads.
Item #SW-2403
Choose the color number below:
070 Olive Dun 280 Tan 490 Callibaetis
080 Olive 460 Light Olive    
Choose the color number below:
1/8"   081 Olive 491 Callibaetis
001 Clear 121 Black 511 Maroon
041 Red 211 Brown 541 Dark Red Brown
071 Olive Dun 461 Light Olive 581 Summer Duck
1/4"   082 Olive 492 Callibaetis
002 Clear 122 Black 512 Maroon
042 Red 212 Brown 542 Dark Red Brown
072 Olive Dun 462 Light Olive 582 Summer Duck
   Pheasant Tail
The long fibers of these select center tails provide a wide array of tying possibilities. Wrap fibers around the hook shank to form chironomid pupa bodies or for legs on nymphs. (Tying tip: Use Pheasant Tail to tie the shellbacks of patterns that incorporate halfback or fullback style wing cases.)
Item #SW-0807
Choose the color number below:
070 Olive Dun over Bleached
460 Light Olive over Bleached
200 Claret over Bleached  
   Midge Stretch Floss™
These colors were selected specifically for use in chironomid pupa patterns. Trout focus on color and size particularly when there are more than one species emerging simultaneously.
Item #SW-2404
   Superwhite™ Beads
Choose the color number below:
040 Red 210 Brown 520 Dark Summer Duck
070 Olive Dun 310 Grey 530 Dark Olive Green
080 Olive 460 Light Olive 540 Dark Red Brown
090 Dark Olive 490 Callibaetis 580 Summer Duck
120 Black 510 Maroon 590 chaoborus Green
Superwhite Beads are perfect for imitating the prominent white gills common to chironomids. The stark white coloration stands out in a crowd drawing fish from a distance. (Tying tip: In stained waters Superwhite Beads shine where traditional yarn or herl gills often foul and discolor reducing their effectiveness.)
Small: 7/16" for hook size 12 and larger
X-Small: 3/32" for hook size 14 and smaller
Item #SW-0701
101 Small 7/64" 104 Extra Small 3/32"
   Sparkle Blend Dubbing™
   Crystal Chenille The color selection, fiber length and texture of this special dubbing blend were designed to create the perfect dubbed leech body and other stillwater imitations. (Tying Tip: Use a little less Sparkle Blend dubbing for the body, then tease it out to create a more life-like swimming motion.)
Item #SW-0601
Use this very versatile material to add creative new twists to stillwater patterns. Spin a length of Crystal Chenille together with a Sparkle Blend dubbing loop for a scruffy translucent body with great highlights.
Item #SW-2401 (Small)
Item #SW-2401 (Medium)
 
Choose the color number below:
Small 081 Olive 461 Light Olive
061 Golden Olive 201 Claret 491 Callibaetis
071 Olive Dun 211 Brown 561 Peacock Green
           
Medium   082 Olive 462 Light Olive
062 Golden Olive 202 Claret 492 Callibaetis
072 Olive Dun 212 Brown 562 Peacock Green
Choose the color number below:
070 Olive Dun 460 Light Olive 530 Dark Olive Green
080 Olive 490 Callibaetis 540 Dark Red Brown
120 Black 500 Maroon/Black 550 Maroon/Purple
210 Brown 510 Maroon
280 Tan 520 Dark Summer Duck
   Midge Braid™    Soft Blend Dubbing™
Tie a chironomid pupa body with just two strands of Midge Braid. Vary the tying thread color to make subtle changes to the fly's final color. (Tying Tip: Fine copper, silver or gold wire ribbing provide a silhouette against the flatness of Midge Braid.)
Item #SW-2402
Stillwater Soft Blend was designed for small patterns. A blend of both natural and synthetic fibers, Soft Blend reflects light suggesting the life-like qualities of a wide variety of stillwater prey including scuds, damsel fly nymphs, and mayflies.
Item #SW-0602
Choose the color number below:
090 Dark Olive 210 Brown 570 Crimson
120 Black 500 Burnt Orange 580 Summer Duck
Choose the color number below:
070 Olive Dun 490 Callibaetis 520 Dark Summer Duck
080 Olive 510 Maroon 530 Dark Olive Green