Midges

Gillie Chironomid Pupa, Dark Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Overbody Body Shuck Collar Wingpads Ribbing Drifter’s Chironomids During the 1990’s, a local guide service in Mammoth, Sierra Drifters, developed a series of Drifter’s Chironomids for Crowley Lake. These were variations of the TDC (Thompson Delectable Chironomid) pattern utilizing Superfine dubbing…

Desert Storm Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Thorax Ribbing and Desert Storm Desert Storm was designed by Johnny Gomez on the San Juan River in New Mexico around 1999. A subsequent article on the pattern appeared in Fly Fisherman magazine in 2001. Originally, the pattern used a single strand…

Zebra Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Head Body Attractor Ribbing Zebra Midge Chironomids are one of the most important food sources in stillwaters. They can represent 25-50% of the food source for trout, depending upon season. There are three stages to consider, the larvae, pupa, and emergers. Colors range…

Disco Midge Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Underbody Body Thorax Ribbing Disco Midge Not sure who came up with this pattern but on the San Juan River in New Mexico, this pattern is known as the Disco Midge. The fly takes it’s name from the “Disco Era” of the 1970’s…

Chan’s Chironomid Bomber, Brown /Red Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Ribbing Chan’s Chironomid Bomber Chan’s Chironomid Bomber was designed by Brian Chan, a fishery biologist out of Kamloops, B.C. Brian designed this pattern in response to the large size of chironomids that occur within some British Columbian lakes during…

Brassie Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Collar Brassie The Brassie has it’s origins in the 1960’s along the shores of the South Platte River in Colorado. A number of tiers such as Ken Chandler, Tug Davenport, and Gene Lynch were known to have experimented with copper wire bodies. The…