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Calamus River MidgeDry Flyintermediate

Midwest & Driftless

Calamus River Midge

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Available Sizes#18 - #22
Color Variations
BlackOliveGrayCream

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Driftless Angler

Matched on Midwest & Driftless, dry flies, trout. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.

Midwest & Driftlessdry fliestrout
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Fly Fish Food

Matched on dry flies, trout, midge. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.

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Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on dry flies, trout, dry. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

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Orvis Fly Catalog

Matched on dry flies, trout, midge. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.

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Big Y Fly Co.

Matched on dry flies, trout, dry. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.

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The Nebraska Sandhills contain some of the most underrated trout water in North America, fed by the Ogallala Aquifer and ignored by approximately everyone who does not live within driving distance. The Calamus and Snake rivers run cold and clear through rolling grassland, producing midge hatches so consistent you could set your watch by them if your watch were the size of a hook eye. This cluster midge sits in the surface film and imitates the tiny clumps of adult midges that trout sip with maddening precision. Fishing it requires patience, light tippet, and the willingness to believe that a fly this small can catch trout this large. It can. The Sandhills are full of surprises.

Quick Facts

TypeDry Fly
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Sizes#18 - #22
Best LocationsCalamus River, NE; Snake River, NE

Where to Fish It

Calamus River

NE · Spring Creek

Snake River

NE · Spring Creek

Map unavailable. Locations for Calamus River Midge: Calamus River, NE; Snake River, NE

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