An excellent adult buzzer pattern, the banton midge fishes well dry and wet and will work well as a generic dry too. It's a fairly straightforward tie but has all the best bits about it for looking just like food when stuck in the film.
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Materials list
Hook: @FullingMill All purpose medium size 10-16
Body: Hare's ear
Rib: Flat gold
Wing: 2 strands of crystal flash under white poly yarn
Hackle: Red game or ginger cock
Some popular fly tying books
Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies https://amzn.to/4iEHbix
George Barron's "At the End of the Line" https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6
and "A Fine Line" https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK
Stan Headly's "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" https://amzn.to/3io1WA0
Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B
Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT
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