Karen, Wayne, Doug, Ken, Jay, Rick and I have been enjoying some early season chironomid fly fishing at a local lake. We had been using Tokaryk Specials 2.0 and Glen's Leech with success as well.
On a hunch and seeing some chironomid shucks on the water, we decided to try chironomids. ...and we were pleasantly surprised to watch our strike indicators dive down numerous times. Black Sally Chironomids got the job done as did a dull "chromie" we call the smoke buzzer. Lately we have also seen damsels heading for shore to become adults! There is a lot going on out on the water. It is an excellent time to get out to your favourite trout lake!
After taking throat samples, I needed to tie up a new chironomid, essentially a "dull" chromie. Smoke buzzer wrap over white thread makes for an excellent body for this pupa!
As usual, we had to find a spot and then the correct depth. Watching for emerging chironomids on the surface and shucks helped us figure out where to try! Once we had that figured out, it was game on.
Smoke Buzzer Wrap Chironomid
Hook: Alec Jackson Crystal Covert size 15 or 1760 Daiichi size 16
Thread: White 8/0
Bead: Black, 3/32nds
Gills: Uni Stretch
Rib: Black wire, small
Body: White thread with smoke buzzer wrap over top
"Double" Chironomid Black Sally
Sandhill Cranes
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Damsels are on their way to shore already!
Double Tiger!
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