January Fly O' the Month -Chironomids

**RickB** · January 3rd, 2010, 11:24 AM

January Fly O' the Month - Chironomids! Any size, any color !! Post your pictures in this thread and they also must be uploaded in this months Fly O' the Month Gallery to qualify for the prize. Happy tying, lets see those chironomids! Prizes: johnk will be donating 1 dozen of his own commercial tied flies to this months and i will be donating 6 custom tied flies from members of the forum to the winner. Lets see those creations!!

**11th Warrior** · January 3rd, 2010, 11:24 AM

Count me in. I'll upload later today.

**btree** · January 3rd, 2010, 11:29 AM

Ya, sounds like a good FOTM topic! I saw some midges gathered around the light outside my front door this morning

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Calling this one "Green Lantern" because it kinda glows. Loving that pearl tinsel. It's a really dynamic material which changes depending on what's under it.

Hook - this one is size 12
Thread - charcoal 8/0
Under Body - 1/4 tag of red thread, the rest of the body of brown floss.
Over Body - pearl tinsel
Rib - fine red wire
Thorax - peacock herle
Wing case - black pheasant with a strip of medium pearl tinsel
Gills - UV dubbing

**Sunpeaksfish** · January 3rd, 2010, 08:03 PM

Hi, I'm fairly new to tying and most of my vise time last summer was dedicated to tying streamers/darners for all the stillwater I was fishing. This winter I have been trying to improve my skill's in dry's and other types of tying, so this will be a good start for my chironnies. Yes, I've never fished them either so this gives me an excuse to try. So here it goes! My very first attempt at chironomids

Material List: Hook- Size 14
Thread- 8/0 black
Rib- silver wire gr. 5
Head- peacock herl
Tail- crystal flash
gil- I didn't have floss for this so I used what i had which was a piece of ribbon from a soap package, when cut frayed like floss

Here's another (hopefully better) attempt

one more

**RickB** · January 11th, 2010, 11:31 PM

Nice flies guys, keep them coming! I thought with the weather and time of year, people would be all over this months FOTM

**johnk** · January 12th, 2010, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by RickB

Nice flies guys, keep them coming! I thought with the weather and time of year, people would be all over this months FOTM

Hey Rick, I didn't even notice this thread until today. Ya, of course I'm in.

**ArticWolf** · January 12th, 2010, 04:59 PM

well, here are a couple from me..be nice Johnk oh 'Chronomid King'

**Sunpeaksfish** · January 12th, 2010, 10:46 PM

one "Green Lantern" because it kinda glows. Loving that pearl tinsel. It's a really dynamic material which changes depending on what's under it.

Thats an awsome looking fly btree you inspired me to pick up some pearl tinsel today, gonna see what i can do with it.

**johnk** · January 12th, 2010, 11:08 PM

Mirage makes for awesome chironomids. It's available in opal and pearl with very little difference but the opal seems to be more effective and light refraction seems to have more effect on it.

**Sunpeaksfish** · January 12th, 2010, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by johnk

Mirage makes for awesome chironomids. It's available in opal and pearl with very little difference but the opal seems to be more effective and light refraction seems to have more effect on it.

Mirage you say? doh! I may have picked up the wrong stuff :0 guess it's back to the fly shop for me tomorrow, oh darn

. Thanks Johnk!