October 25, 2026 · 7 min
Tying the black midge pupa: one fly, ten minutes
Three materials and a steady hand: how I tie the fly that caught most of my fish on the mountain lakes.
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One trip a week to the lakes and rivers of western Norway, and the fly that did the work.
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What goes in my fly box for the winter
Six flies for the months when the streams are closed and I tie at the bench instead.
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Report: the mountain lake above the hut, a late midge hatch
A cold, bright afternoon and a hatch that came on at two. Seven trout, mostly on a small pupa.