We all love chironomid fly fishing. The action can be explosive and there are so many ways to enjoy this special time on the water. Whether you use a strike indicator, cast a long leader and creep the chironomid back or dangle with a full sink line; the takes can be explosive!
Tonight, we had Rick Miyauchi do a presentation on "wing buds" on chironomids. Rick showed us several "English" style chironomids that will be a welcome addition to our fly boxes. They are easy to tie. Rick will often use a beaded chironomid on the point and an unbeaded chironomid as his dropper. The unbeaded dropper moves very naturally in the water.
Rick showed us how he sets up his line and then we tied three different English style "buzzers."
I have added a few "beaded" wing pad chironomids below as well. I do like to fly fish with them. As Rick has pointed out to me, they help add an "attractor" element to your chironomids. Do you catch more trout with these chironomids. Well you will just have to do some field research and find out!
I have added several throat samples as well so you can see the wing buds on the naturals.
Thanks Rick for the detailed lesson. It was very educational. I am pretty sure everyone will be "upping" their chironomid game after tonight!
Next week we are going to spend the evening working with pine squirrel. We will be tying streamers and mini leeches. You just need some UTC 70 black thread! See you then.
Rick Miyauchi
Wicked White Variation
Hook:Mustad 3906 sizes 16-12
Thread Body: Black UTC 70
Rib: silver wire, small
Wing bud: white goose biot
Wicked White-original
Curly's Buzzer
Hook:Mustad 3906 sizes 16-12
Thread Body: Black UTC 70
Rib: silver wire, small
Thorax; UTC Rusty brown thread with a black marker used on the top
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Vicar
Hook:Mustad 3906 sizes 16-12
Thread Body: Black UTC 140
Rib: Black UTC 140
"Vicar" collar: flashabou or opal tinsel
An unweight "Black and Red" with wing buds and gills!
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