Anti-Static Blue (The Patriot)

[johnk]

This is the newest instalment in my new line of anti-static chironomids. I have fished blue with a varying degree of success. The fish really seem to like them in Roche and Tunkwa with almost no response in other lakes. Could be timing, it's hard to tell, just need to give them a little more playtime. Let me know what you think:

[ThaSandman]

Nice (as usual) johnk. I especially like the hollographic "under-rib". Perhaps I will tie half of anything with the holo underbody like this......

[24_7Fisherman]

and here i thought i was onto something tying Blue chromies. I find the blue ones work better then gun metal down deep cause they keep their blue sheen

I have had success on Tunkwa & Leighton and in another couple


awesome looking fly

[chauchey]

any particular reason for the red hook? Or was that 'just what was on the desk' at the time?
Nice tie. I'll have to give this a shot on Roche next spring. I agree with Sandman that the second rib is a nice touch.

[phearless]

As long as only the chironi's are blue you are good John.
I do a purple haze chromie type fly as well that has worked well deep.

[professori]

A lot of tyers use red hooks (it gives the impression of a red butt, i am told). However my research seems to indicate that below 6 ', in crystal clear (read sterile) water red wave lengths of visible light have been absorbed by water. In water with organic, or other, material suspended in it, the absorption rate is even faster. Blue light, on the other hand, can reach depths of up to 40 meters. This is when light enters the water at 90° (around noon) a the angle of incedence increases, the absorption rate increases. Phearless' purple haze would look essentially blue any deeper than 6', under ideal conditions in most water in BC. Red would have disappeared and would have no effect below that same 6' (other than on the fisherman and his/her confidence in the fly). All of this to say-Nice tie John. And I will still tie snocones with a red butt and rib, even tho' I know the fish cannot see it.

[knotnot]

Hi


Prof.
Your above post made lots of sence.
I have some red hooks that have been collecting dust for your exact reason.
My purple material selection is growing as well.
My simple understanding is that colour really helps in clear (ish) shoals and rivers that are shallow.

knotnot

[johnk]

I also understand the light/colour spectrum and fishing chironomids/leeches at depth with red hooks makes no difference but the first time I had a chance to fish the WonderBug, it was in early May and we were fishing 3' under an indicator with a red on one rod and a bronze on the other and the difference was remarkable enough to stick with the red hook. Afterall they are more expensive. So for May and October they do make a difference and the rest of the season they're just like any other hook. I think I can live with that!

Oh ya, that red hook really catches fishermen too!:yeah:

[knotnot]

Yes when I saw those red hooks I grabbed them.
Great tie John.

[nebc]

Nice.
Will have to start using some of that more translucent stuff I recently hoarded away!
I wonder how a single strand of blue Krystal Flash added to your underbody would do John? Do you think that would be too much?

I tried something similar this spring on a local lake with a TMC 2487 size 14 hook (not your pretty red ones) using an antistatic bag cut into 1/16 inch strips and used four strands of dark blue color angel hair spun loosely together on my Nor-Vise and then wrapped with the single strand of Krystal flash into a rope then wound onto the shank and covered with the antistatic strip with a light coat of brushable loctite superglue. The fly did well enough (4 fish around 2 to 3lbs) until something took it away...was using a 3lb tippet.

That fly did not have a bead just some white antron and peacock herl at the eye. I think if I were to try it again I would go with something like what youhave done here.

by the way I was fishing at 35 feet depth that day as that was where I saw the fish. Tried purple and maroon colors after losing that fly and caught fish but not real busy at all...