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Chironomid Suspender
Chironomid Suspender
Tying Instructions
1. Attach a sparse clump of white antron for a trailing shuck. Apply 5-6 thread wraps only just to secure it. We’ll trim and cover the material later.
2. Tie in Copper Wire ribbing at the middle of the bend in the hook and secure with some thread wraps back to the shuck tie-in position. Trim the tag end of the antron so that it does not extend past the 3/4 position of the hook shank.
3. Wrap the thread body forward from the shuck tie-in position to about the 3/4 position.Try to maintain a thin thread body that covers all of the antron, hook, and ribbing material.
4. Wrap the wire ribbing forward with about 5-6 wraps and secure at the 3/4 position.
5. Tie in 2 pieces of CDC at the 3/4 position so the the ends of the CDC extend about a hook length beyond the eye.
6. Attach a Peacock Herl by the tip just behind the CDC tie-in position.
7. Wrap the herl forward 4-5 wraps and secure the tag end below the CDC with thread wraps between the CDC and the eye.
8. Trim off herl tag. Tie off and whip finish. Trim the shuck to the desired length.
| Materials
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| Hook | TMC 2487 #14-18 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Body | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Shuck | White Antron |
| Wing | Dark Dun CDC |
| Ribbing | Small Copper Wire |
Henk Verhaar
Chironomid Suspender
The Chironomid Suspender is a good emerger pattern when fish are feeding just below the surface. The CDC will allow the fly to float just below the surface. The fly will sit in the water at an angle just like a natural Chironomid. The CDC is often presented as the wing, yet it really represents the gills of the midge.
CDC for Gills
Dutch tyer, Henk Verhaar can vary the floatation of the suspender by varying the amount of CDC he uses. He strips off the barbs of the CDC until he gets the amount he desires, these are attached by their butts about two eye lengths behind the eye with the tips extending over the eye. He doubles back the CDC into a loop wing that is about 1/2 the hook gap, secures the loop, and folds the remaining fibers forward so that they lean against the loop wing. His CDC Suspender Midge uses a Red Micro Tubing to mimic the body of the blood midge.
Tyer John Gordon utilizes a biot body with a thread thorax for the Biot Midge Emerger. The biots create a realistic segmentation. It’s simple, effective, and can be tied down to a size 26.
Biots for wingbuds
Colorado tyer, Rick Takahashi included many more parts to his suspender pattern, the Hanging Midge. He uses White Poly Yarn for the shuck or tail. The body is a thread body with ribbing for segmentation. This ribbing could be Silver Wire, Colored Thread, or Krystalflash. He uses Orange Goose Biots to represent the wing buds of the midge. These are difficult to find, so I substituted Turkey Biots. Two CDC feathers are used, a darker color for the wingcase and a Tan or White CDC for the wing (Gills). He ties this pattern in Black, Olive, and Gray on a TMC 206BL. The 206BL has a slightly up-turned eye with a deeply curved shank so that the point extends up to the midpoint of the shank for good penetration.
The Colored Emergers are designed by Nate Brumley of Dry Fly Innovations out of Meridan, Idaho. They are simple in their design as most “guide flies” are, yet very effective. Tied on a Daiichi 1270 in sizes #20-22, the extended CDC wing will provide enough floatation to keep this hook suspended within the surface film. The body uses Turkey Biots and thread ribbing with a fine coat of thin Fly Finish.
Variations
CDC Suspender Midge
| Hook | TMC 2487 #14-18 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Red 8/0 |
| Underbody | Uni-thread Red 8/0 |
| Body | Rust Micro Tubing |
| Thorax | UV Red Ice Dubbing |
| Wing | White CDC |
Biot Midge Emerger
| Hook | TMC 2488H #18-24 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Olive 8/0 |
| Body | Brown Goose Biot |
| Thorax | Uni-thread Olive 8/0 |
| Wing | White CDC |
Black Hanging Midge
| Hook | TMC 206BL #14-16 |
| Thread | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Body | Uni-thread Black 8/0 |
| Thorax | Peacock Herl |
| Wingcase | CDC Dark Dun |
| Shuck | White CDC |
| Wing | White CDC |
| Wingbuds | Orange Sulphur Turkey Biots |
| Ribbing | Small Silver Wire |
Black Colored Emerger, White Wing
| Hook | Daiichi 1270 #20-22 |
| Thread | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Body | Turkey Biot White |
| Thorax | Black Superfine |
| Ribbing | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Wing | White CDC |
Blood Midge Colored Emerger
| Hook | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Thread | Uni Thread 8/0 Gray |
| Body | Turkey Biot Red |
| Thorax | Black Superfine |
| Ribbing | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Wing | Dark Dun CDC |
Blue Wing Olive Colored Emerger
| Hook | Daiichi 1270 #20-22 |
| Thread | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Body | Turkey Biot Olive |
| Thorax | Black Superfine |
| Ribbing | Veevus 12/0 Black |
| Wing | Dark Dun CDC |