I have posted about the Rusty Nail Chironomid before, but it is well worth reminding everyone of its effectiveness. Take a look!
Rusty Nail-John Kent originator
Thread: Wine UTC 70
Hook: Daiichi 1760-sizes 12-14
Bead: White 7/64ths or 3/32nds
Body: Mirage Opal Tinsel, medium
Rib: Mahogany Micro Tubing
John Kent's Rusty Nail Chironomid is always in my lake fly box. On the Central Alberta pot hole lakes and further abroad; the Rusty Nail just plain works during chironomid hatches. I remember an epic day a few years ago at Dickson Trout Pond when there was a carpet chironomid hatch. We all tied on a Rusty Nail chironomid and had an exceptional afternoon of fly fishing. I highly recommend having lots of Rusty Nails in your chironomid box!
You can purchase Mahogany Micro Tubing from Bob Eden's business, Stream Weaver Flies.
The boat launch was covered with chironomid shucks!
The Gulls were plucking chironomid adults off of the surface.
The swallows were gorging on chironomids
Emerging chironomids and adult chironomids
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