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[VAGAbond]

So when I can't fish due to weather I am getting into tying flies.   Working on chironomids.   I have reds and blacks and greens and shiny ones and ones with glass beads, black heads and white heads and brass and copper heads.   It is so easy to create new patterns.   Trouble is I haven't ever used chironomids much and don't really know a good pattern from a silly idea.  A shiny red body with a green wrap looks attractive to me.  Will it catch a fish?

Can anybody suggest some go to patterns to work on?

Thanks

[mojoman]

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14091 ...look there for a ton of patterns..)



mojo

[Sterling C]

I recommend tying some 'chromie' patterns. I prefer using gunmetal grey falshibou wrapped over a red body. Here's a pic of what I try to mimic, although, to be fair I did some experimenting last year and color seemed to make very little difference.



The most important thing to focus on when tying chronies is the profile of the fly. Make sure your fly is very slim and has a tapered body. Many of the chronies you see tied in shops looks like grubs they are so fat. Fish will not touch these.

[VAGAbond]

Thanks for the advice, especially the bit about a slim profile.    I was bulking up some of mine to give them a bigger more visible profile.    It could years of experimentation to determine that is the wrong approach.  It is often  hard to distinguish the wrong technique from no fish biting anything.

[PaulE]

Snow flies?? Have you ever seen trout rise to snowflakes??

I have.

[Terry D]

I've got some of these and you can see how slim they are: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/133-x-spanflex-buzzers-fly-fishing-uk-tied-50-off-flies_W0QQitemZ350143933802QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportsLeisure_Fishing_Flies_JN?hash=item350143933802&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 and these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hot-Cheek-Buzzers-Black-Red_W0QQitemZ380060925141QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportsLeisure_Fishing_Flies_JN?hash=item380060925141&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318.

[M.O.A.L.]

trouble is I haven't ever used chironomids much and don't really know a good pattern from a silly idea. 

Hey I've never fished them either I saw a video once from Sportfishing BC, I think it was called "Kamloops stillwaters with Gorden Honey"  Anyways from what I remember he said if he could only use two he'd use black and black with red...
The vid was a nice watch with some beauty fish from the Kamloops area...ooh I'm getting fish fever just thinking about it!

[Floon]

Before I answer you I would need to know where you plan on fishing them? Chromie by Phil Rowley is a good place to start . Tie them with all the rib colours of the rainbow and that will make a good base of patterns if you tied them in 8 to 16. Search "Chromie" on Google.

That ought to keep you busy for a while.