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  • Midges are a primary food source for trout all year long in both still waters and in rivers and streams, and definitely a fly for the winter.

    Fly of the Month: Flashback Mercury Black Beauty Tim Romano 2008

  • It's odd with Barbie so popular, Ken only managed to be friends with the partners to Barbie's gang members; Midges' husband, Tracy's fiance, and the womaniser Stephen, who dated two of Barbie's friends- both Christie and Nikki.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Lauri 2009

  • It's odd with Barbie so popular, Ken only managed to be friends with the partners to Barbie's gang members; Midges' husband, Tracy's fiance, and the womaniser Stephen, who dated two of Barbie's friends- both Christie and Nikki.

    Barbie's Back Story Lauri 2009

  • They were hardly pushovers, indifferent to anything but slim little nymphs — Serendipities, Bloodworms, Thread Midges — no bigger than an eyelash, rigged in tandem beneath a split shot and gently moonwalked along the bottom.

    Fly Fishing for Trout in Winter 2005

  • Midges hatched from the water, dragonflies feasted on the midges, swallows snatched dragonflies on the wing and horseflies fed on Platonov.

    Stalin's Ghost Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 2007

  • Midges -- if you're into insects -- are what the things were.

    CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2007 2007

  • Midges come in zillions of shapes and sizes, and there's no way to imitate them all.

    Trout Fishing's MVP's--Dries 2002

  • Midges bite, and the bites are painful and tiresome.

    Archive 2004-05-01 Michael Allen 2004

  • Midges bite, and the bites are painful and tiresome.

    Mulling it over Michael Allen 2004

  • Midges very bad this year, William?” she asked, recognising the lotion.

    The Years 2004

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