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Originally Posted by JoelO
Zebra midge...just an fly imitation of the black fly larvae (its not a house fly...it looks kinda like a gnat)...tailwater trout eat a ton of them. They are small and the hook sizes the others were referring to (16, 18, 20) are pretty small...about the size of the fingernail on your pinky finger and smaller.
Hope this helps.
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I once heard someone refer to a size 20 zebra midge as the same size as a letter "e" in the newspaper. Definitely small yet you'd be shocked at the size of fish you can stick with that tiny hook and bring in.
As far as the dead drift part, that has sent a many people home from the Caney skunked. Looking at the clear water you wouldn't guess it is full of stuff floating in it. Trout can definitely tell when something is moving faster as there is a lot to compare it too.