Chironomid Emerger

Fly: Ian Forbes, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: #14 or #16 scud style hook
Thread: Color to match thorax
Parachute hackle post: Closed cell foam cut from commercial fishing float
Abdomen: Clear midge Larva lace with thread wrap under giving the colour
Hackle: Grizzly tied parachute style around foam post
Thorax: Super fine dubbing Hackle
Tying notes: Tie foam post in first by the flared stub at the base of a piece punched out by a rotary head leather punch.


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