1st attempt at tying a custom chronomid

[ReconWilly]

1st time venturing off script and this is what i came up with...having a little trouble keeping the ass end tight...i don't like big butts i wont lie hahaha....

Daichi 1760 2 x heavy wire curved nymph hook size 12
3/32 white grit bead
Ultra thread 70 black
copper/blue 1/16" mylar (blue side up)
Lime green super stretch floss
Small gold ultra wire
Sally Hansens finish 2 coats

Please correct, critique and shame me into a better tier.

Thanks.

[3blade]

The hook is upside down looks good though.

Only thing I can think of is I've had trouble hooking trout that hit hard-finished chronomids. The seem to spit it much faster than a soft bodied version, tied with various rubber/flex type materials. YMMV.

[ReconWilly]

Originally Posted by 3blade

The hook is upside down looks good though.

Only thing I can think of is I've had trouble hooking trout that hit hard-finished chronomids. The seem to spit it much faster than a soft bodied version, tied with various rubber/flex type materials. YMMV.

Ya i finally figured out how to post a picture...i am uploading them correctly rotated I'm not sure why ao is rotating them or how to fix it...

[Mr Flyguy]

Proportions look good all round but, ya know, I'm not so sure about the blue color that dominates here. I've seen almost all colors of the the spectrum for chiros in books and the internet but not blue or indigo.

But who knows, maybe when the trout are bored with gorging on the regulars something different might be a trigger!

[professori]

There are a few lakes in BC where the second chironomid I will tie on is a blue snow cone. Have scored a few 4lb plus rainbows with them too.

ReconWilly, a couple suggestions for you:
First, start your tie in point for the wire right behind the bead. Wrap down to the bend of the hook then back up to the bead. Then tie in your mylar at the bead and wrap down to the bend and back up. Make all your wraps touching if possible. Now build your tapered body with thread wraps, fatter at the bead and slimming down smoothly to a point to no more than 1/2 way down the hook. In other words, don't add any more thread wraps past the 1/2 way point on the hook. Now wrap the mylar and then the wire (use the smallest wire you can) and tie all off behind the hook. That will give you the slender butt you are so enamored of. That fly as it is will catch lots of trout.

[ReconWilly]

Originally Posted by professori

There are a few lakes in BC where the second chironomid I will tie on is a blue snow cone. Have scored a few 4lb plus rainbows with them too.

ReconWilly, a couple suggestions for you:
First, start your tie in point for the wire right behind the bead. Wrap down to the bend of the hook then back up to the bead. Then tie in your mylar at the bead and wrap down to the bend and back up. Make all your wraps touching if possible. Now build your tapered body with thread wraps, fatter at the bead and slimming down smoothly to a point to no more than 1/2 way down the hook. In other words, don't add any more thread wraps past the 1/2 way point on the hook. Now wrap the mylar and then the wire (use the smallest wire you can) and tie all off behind the hook. That will give you the slender butt you are so enamored of. That fly as it is will catch lots of trout.

Thanks, i was struggling with this, i will try this method when i get back at it!

[professori]

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