Show me your favorite chironomid patterns

[chironomidkraut]

Growing up in bc I know to have a very special place in your flybox for these little guys, the biggest rainbow I ever caught was on my Chromie pattern with a red rib and either a black or red bead head!
Post your fav chironomid patterns

[chironomidkraut]

Here is a couple moreimage.jpg

[johnk]

I have more than a couple....




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[bobalong]

I like fishing chironimids and probably had best luck with the silver one and the segmented one (last two pics), with the exception of first ice off, when the blood worms get the nod.

[pikergolf]

[Bhflyfisher]

Originally Posted by johnk

I have more than a couple....

I know this is like my 10th question to you in the last 2 days, but what size of wire are you using on the redback chromie? I've tried v rib and its just too big.

I'll post some of my favorites once i can get my camera to focus on the itty bitty flies.

[johnk]

Originally Posted by Bhflyfisher

I know this is like my 10th question to you in the last 2 days, but what size of wire are you using on the redback chromie? I've tried v rib and its just too big.

I'll post some of my favorites once i can get my camera to focus on the itty bitty flies.

Jeremie,
when you're passionate about chronies there is nothing else I would rather talk about so bring on the queries!! UTC Small wire and XS on size 14 and smaller.

[Bhflyfisher]

Originally Posted by johnk

Jeremie,
when you're passionate about chronies there is nothing else I would rather talk about so bring on the queries!! UTC Small wire and XS on size 14 and smaller.

Awesome, im looking forward to giving the red back chromie a try on a certain saskatchewan lake over may long weekend.

My buddy (albertafisher) asked for me to whip him up some chironomids to get him started on the addiction. Here are my 4 most used colors, although, i have about 50 patterns, these are just to cover his bases.

This one is called the mountain dew snowcone and is of my own variation on the snowcone pattern.


This one is the summer duck pupae created


This one is my version of the deadly black and red combo, i just used came thread as the thorax


and finally, my all time most deadly pattern. Everyone who's fished chironies a lot knows this one. The CHROMIE

[Don Andersen]

Some of the herd.









Chosen from here!!



And that is just 3 boxes of five.


Don

[johnk]