Chironomid ties
Picked up some hooks and started tying. About half of these are tied in the last month. 1/4 in the last week.
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Very nice! I need to learn how to do that stuff. Looks like a fun pastime.
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Good Lord, you really jump in. Nicely done, they look good. :)
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Sometimes when fishing is slow and nothing rising it’s useful to try a few chironomids deep. Sometimes when the trout are at surface hanging a chironomid at 1 foot works. Meanwhile it gave me something to do. |
Wow, you've been busy, very nice ties. I thought I had tied oodles over the winter but...
Like your comment about depth. I tend to fish them deep all the time so will have to try bringing them up when there is lots of surface activity. |
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Yep, those'll work for sure. Well done, very nice ties.
I'm thinking you've got enough to get you through this summer and the next few for sure. :sHa_sarcasticlol: |
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I've had good luck using Sterling Silver beads. Canadian Llama carries them under brass beads.
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Never know what will work. Silver would mimic the air bubble like the white does as gills as well. |
Chironomids
Be sure to tie some without beads. Sometimes a non beaded chironomid will out fish a beaded one. 😉 Tight lines all.
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Chironomids
Not so good at figuring out how to post pictures. I use bead less chironomids in really clear water with a swivel when the fish are being picky. As well when the fish are taking chironomids very close to the surface without the swivel. Tight lines Russ
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Ive always found the skinnier the better,so one layer of thread on a skinny hook.Very little taper.So Red hook blk#8 thread very small red wire rib tungsten white bead.
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I find that when the big hatch is on that a fairly close representation is good enough. Of course the close the better but you can still have a great day.
Best colors for me, green (various shades), black (silver or red ribbed) and silver chironmids with a red butt. I have those 3 and I've got a place to fish there in May, June and July. And typically the highest amount of fish landed for me...other than the odd crazy back swimmer day in Sept. :) |
X2 on using a swivel about 18" above the fly. I do this even with tungsten head flies to help get to depth as quickly as possible.
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They work
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That at the lake? Those are some decent sized rainbows
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:bad_boys_20: They are nice uns. 22 and 20 inch. |
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Beads are so yesterday. Don |
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