Patterns For Rising Chironomids....any Ideas....

[Golfman09]

I'm looking for ideas on patterns to tie for rising chironomids.....Anybody tied anything that works well? I'm assuming I"m looking for something that will sit in the film. Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

[mnm]

I'm looking for ideas on patterns to tie for rising chironomids.....Anybody tied anything that works well? I'm assuming I"m looking for something that will sit in the film. Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

serendipity tied with clipped deer hair in black or palomino midge,black

 

[Tungsten]

I was thinking serendipity too.Or this one

[flyfishfairwx]

I was thinking serendipity too.Or this one

 

 

Both in olive....

[cheeler]

Also think shiny because of the gas film around the chronomid. I use a basic pattern that has a shiny bead, thread as a base, a wrap of silver or pearl tinsel anti-static bag, or something similar, then wire over body with peacock herl just below the bead. If the fish are keyed in it usually produces a strike within seconds of hitting the water.

[maxwell]

i love lady mconnels for adults/emergers aswell as my all time emerger for almost any small bug the klinkhammer special! serendipity are also deadly little flies!

[speyghillie]

For rising Trout i have found klinkhammers or the deadly Dawl Bach, are two of the best Trout flies to fish in the surface film, i think Dawl Bach is Welsh for little devil, which at times it sure is.

Gordo.

[lozzamozza]

Take your favourite chronnie pattern and get rid of any weight and add a cdc loopwing and an antron tail.

[jack]

Brian's Lady McConnell is my most successful emerging pattern:

 

 

A #16 Dusty Miller:

 

 

And Brian's #14 Black Hackle, conceived many moons ago:

 

 

j

[Golfman09]

Thanks for all the suggestions....I'm seated at the desk and ready to tie a few up. Have a 4 day weekend coming up so I'll give them all a good test. Thanks for your help!

 

Mark

[Tungsten]

That Dusty Miller is awesome,kinda cromie soft hackel.Thx Jack.

[jack]

If you tie it with just a very sparse foil body, then it is a killer emerger, add a couple of wraps of very thin wire along the foil body and it becomes a very productive nymph/attractor.

[TerryH]

For details, see my post in the Fly Patterns section. Terry

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=8183

[Rp3flyfisher]

Brian's Lady McConnell is my most successful emerging pattern:

 

 

A #16 Dusty Miller:

 

 

And Brian's #14 Black Hackle, conceived many moons ago:

 

 

j

 

I agree Jack;

 

I love the lady Mc Connel. one of the best Emerging Chironomid patterns EVER!!!!

 

Rick

[ACT]

A little off topic here. I don't post often but really enjoy the tips and pics here. As far as chironomid type fishing goes what is the best way to fish these?? I'm planning a trip down to the Blood Indian reservoir after the ice is off and was hoping to get some good ideas on how to beat my buddy who takes great pleasure in thumping me whenever we go down there. Thanks in advance.

[Golfman09]

I have had success with the regular chronimid patterns hanging them below an indicator.....I have yet to use any emerger patterns though...just tying them up now.

[Goldberg]

I'm looking for ideas on patterns to tie for rising chironomids.....Anybody tied anything that works well? I'm assuming I"m looking for something that will sit in the film. Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

 

 

I've had great luck on still waters with small (14 or 16) Warren March Brown Emergers during midge hatches. I go to them if standard chironomid patters aren't working well.

 

Good luck!

[Tungsten]

A little off topic here. I don't post often but really enjoy the tips and pics here. As far as chironomid type fishing goes what is the best way to fish these?? I'm planning a trip down to the Blood Indian reservoir after the ice is off and was hoping to get some good ideas on how to beat my buddy who takes great pleasure in thumping me whenever we go down there. Thanks in advance.

 

 

Have a look at this http://flyfishcalgary.com/chironomids.php

[jack]

If you want the jump on very productive fishing with emerging chironomids, after ice-off, look closely at the deciduous trees. The instant those trees leaf buds open is the exact time chironomids emerge on stillwaters. Apparently, it takes the same heat units to open leaf buds on aspen, willow, etc as it does for the first emergence. Just something that I've noticed and used successfully in the past years or two or five or ten, or so.

j

[Golfman09]

I was out on this past Sunday and they seemed to be surfacing for 15 or so minutes at one point. It was the warmest point of the day for sure....it was really the first time I could see the emergence as well as the fish keying on them for a short time.

 

Here are a couple picks of what I have done so far. Any critiques are welcome.

[Golfman09]

Another one...

[DonAndersen]

Golfman09,

 

I'm with the others on the Lady McConnel EXCEPT that the deer hair overback doesn't wear well. It shreds fast. Substitute a darker grey or elk brown over- back of craft foam. A liberal coating of fly floatant will keep it up for a long while.

 

As far as chironomids - been fishing them for the past 10 days in BC. They were hatching like crazy. Landed fish up to 8 lbs. on black ones suspended 28' down under a yarn indicator. The bugs pumped out were coal black with a few of olive c/w black rib.

 

catch ya'

 

 

Don