Zebra Midge BH - Purple

A Hot-Spot Midge with a Purple Trigger Color

The Zebra Midge BH in Purple is a bold, attractor-color variation of the classic Zebra Midge — a bead head midge pupa imitation with a purple thread body and silver wire ribbing that creates a distinctive, high-visibility profile in the water column. Purple is a proven trigger color in midge fishing, particularly effective in low-light conditions, overcast days, and on heavily pressured tailwaters where trout have become conditioned to the standard black and olive colorways.

The bead head adds a focal point that draws the trout's eye and provides just enough weight to get the fly into the feeding zone. Available in #18, #20, and #22 to cover the core midge size range on the Frying Pan, Roaring Fork, and Colorado River. When the black or olive Zebra Midge slows down, the purple version is often the change-up that gets fish moving again — it's a must-have third color in any midge selection for Colorado's technical tailwaters.

Pattern Details

• Style: Bead head midge pupa imitation — attractor color variation
• Color: Purple with silver wire ribbing — high-visibility trigger color
• Sizes available: #18, #20, #22
• Bead: Bead head — moderate sink rate, subtle weight
• Body: Purple thread with silver wire rib — slim, segmented midge profile
• Effective trigger color in low-light and overcast conditions
• Effective on the Frying Pan, Roaring Fork, Colorado River, and most Colorado tailwaters
• Works year-round; especially effective when standard colors are getting refused

How to Fish It

Dead-drift under an indicator or on a tight line at mid-depth through seams, runs, and pools where midges concentrate. Reach for the purple version when the black or olive Zebra Midge slows down — the color change is often all it takes to trigger strikes from fish that have been ignoring the naturals. Fish it as a single fly or pair it with a black Zebra Midge or RS2 as a dropper in a two-fly rig. On the Frying Pan, try it through the deep slots below the dam on overcast afternoons.

Available in store at Glenwood Springs Outdoors, 831 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO.