[phearless]

Hmmmm let's see.
How about something we all like to use early in the lakes.
Chironamids.

Everyone should have one of these to post.

Let's see them.

 

[newsteelyman]

a few of mine.

My two favorites are the good old ice cream cone in black w/red rib and a simple pattern as follows: hook: pupae/scud ie. mustad c49 #10-16
thread: 6/0 body color
bead: nickle tungsten( gets fly down quicker)
1st rib: silver wire
2nd rib: red wire
body: thread.
thorax: peacock herl
Pretty simple but effective patterns.
Brian

 

[johnk]

Chironomids

Don't even know where to start. This would have to be my favourite pattern to tie and fish. So I'll start with one of the first successful patterns I developed, The Stump Lake Limey:

 

[rmpearson12]

He is one of my favorites.

Body Red Acetate Floss
Rib Silver Fine Wire
Thorax Peacock
Wing Case Pheasant Tail
Body dipped in Acetone

 

[johnk]

Let's try this again. Here is the Stump Lake Limey:

 

[johnk]

Here is another pattern that had a good run at Tunkwa for about two years, The WonderBug:

Hook: Diachii 1273 #12-16
Bead: Black 7/64-3/32
Rib : Red holographic tinsel
Body: Metallic grey patch from loaf of white Wonder Bread packaging

 

[Guest]

My Rootbeer Chirony.:cheers:

 

[phearless]

Good stuff

Very nice ties my friends.:thumbsup:
I am looking forward to getting out and doing some chironamiding
next spring.

 

[tbar24]

heres my submission
the palomino midge

 

[professori]

with special acknowledgment of johnk, the Golden Wonderbug:

 

[johnk]

Very impressed, professori. Really like the colour. Have you tried altering the colour at all with different coloured underbodies? Here is a green one I came up with:

 

[phearless]

A good one

This little chironi has produced for me on Dragon and Ruddocks.
Two very different lakes.
I will have a few in my box for next season,

 

[johnk]

This little chironi has produced for me on Dragon and Ruddocks.
Two very different lakes.
I will have a few in my box for next season,

I definitely don't get to Dragon as much as I would like but this pattern kills there in May:
http://gallery.flybc.ca/albums/johnk/DSC00124.jpg

 

[professori]

Very impressed, professori. Really like the colour. Have you tried altering the colour at all with different coloured underbodies? Here is a green one I came up with:

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I tried tying the same fly tonight with a florescent orange base, but didn't notice any significant colour change. Perhaps the silver Wonderbread mylar is more translucent. I do use clear V-rib over various coloured bases. It not only transmits the colour, but serves as a shimmering envelop around the fly as well. The camera doesn't do the translucency justice.

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[phearless]

New

Here is one I have been messing around with.
Trying to get that rootbeer, bloodworm look.
I might add white "eye" spots a'la pornamid.

Materials list in fly gallery as I requested.

 

[phearless]

Don't forget

Hello all.
Don't forget to post your pic in the
Fly O' the Month gallery to qualify for the prize!

 

[vanislealoha]

Here are my first chronies. And a couple large blood worms to boot.

 

[johnk]

Nice big Blood VIA, I love fishing large bloodworms in morning pre-hatch conditions suspended halfway up the water column. Here is one that kills at Island and Gump in just those conditions:

 

[bronjuan]

I guess not technically a chronnie, but some other's posted bloodworms, too.

tied with a strawberry flavoured condom ha ha

a little bit sloppy

 

[phearless]

Ewwww

I hope you weren't talking about the condom!