{"product_id":"mercury-black-beauty","title":"Mercury Black Beauty","description":"\"The original Black Beauty was invented in the early 1990’s to imitate the heavy concentrations of midge pupae found in tailraces below deep, bottom-release reservoirs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon’t let the simplicity of this pattern fool you—it consistently fools selective trout all over the United States.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile the original Black Beauty performs extremely well, adding a clear, silver-lined glass bead (Mercury Black Beauty) or combining a silver-lined glass bead and some Mylar tinsel (Flashback Mercury Black Beauty) increases the natural translucency when it comes to imitating an emerging pupa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA tungsten Bead Head Flashback Black Beauty (swaps the silver-lined glass bead for a black tungsten bead) has the same goals in mind, but has a quicker sink-rate and works well for dry-and-dropper applications.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In its embryonic form, the Black Beauty had no name, it was just a generic black midge pupae that had earned a spot in my fly box because it was easy to tie, durable, and most importantly—it consistently fooled hard-fished, selective trout.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn March 1992, Bob Saile, Scott Ratcliff, and I named this pattern after a memorable trip on the Blue River near Silverthorne. On that day, Saile landed an 8-pound rainbow on my “black midge pupa” in a deep slot right below the I-70 bridge.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaile’s rainbow measured 26 inches and had an 18-inch girth. It was an impressive rainbow to say the least!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRatcliff and I had a day to remember as well; we also fooled some quality that day on the black midge pupa. On our way home from the Silverthorne-area, Ratliff said, “We really caught some beauties today. You ought to call your little black midge pupa the Black Beauty.” The name stuck, and the rest is history!\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Signature Tyer Pat Dorsey","brand":"Umpqua","offers":[{"title":"18","offer_id":43622249103559,"sku":"14431","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20","offer_id":43622249136327,"sku":"14432","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22","offer_id":43622249169095,"sku":"14433","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9984\/1445\/files\/7855084798151__mercury-black-beauty_v2_cedb5453-2c57-41df-9aa1-f72d8cfc8248.jpg?v=1778654410","url":"https:\/\/www.flyfishfood.mom\/products\/mercury-black-beauty","provider":"Fly Fish Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}