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Originally Posted by professori
There are a few lakes in BC where the second chironomid I will tie on is a blue snow cone. Have scored a few 4lb plus rainbows with them too.
ReconWilly, a couple suggestions for you:
First, start your tie in point for the wire right behind the bead. Wrap down to the bend of the hook then back up to the bead. Then tie in your mylar at the bead and wrap down to the bend and back up. Make all your wraps touching if possible. Now build your tapered body with thread wraps, fatter at the bead and slimming down smoothly to a point to no more than 1/2 way down the hook. In other words, don't add any more thread wraps past the 1/2 way point on the hook. Now wrap the mylar and then the wire (use the smallest wire you can) and tie all off behind the hook. That will give you the slender butt you are so enamored of. That fly as it is will catch lots of trout.
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Thanks, i was struggling with this, i will try this method when i get back at it!