Chironomid Pics

[Scudley Do Right]

Does anybody have pictures of chironomids that they have pumped from fish? I'm looking for Ideas to keep me tying new combos that will work.

 

[troutpocket]

Some variety from central WA

 

[Stonedfish]

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Thanks, what color you tie on after that one @Stonedfish?

 

[Buzzy]

Some variety from central WA
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What an interesting variety - I assume daphnia with the leech? The third picture, I wonder what time of year compared to the last given how much more formed the midges are in the last? The third picture is really interesting with chironomids, scuds, damselfly nymph(s), daphnia and who knows what else! Awesome, Rod!

 

[troutpocket]

What an interesting variety - I assume daphnia with the leech? The third picture, I wonder what time of year compared to the last given how much more formed the midges are in the last? The third picture is really interesting with chironomids, scuds, damselfly nymph(s), daphnia and who knows what else! Awesome, Rod!

All of these were early season from the last couple years. All from different lakes. That third picture was wild. I did not expect that kind of abundance or variety from a single sample! The chironomids in those pictures came during peak hatch periods. As you well know we don’t always see chrome!

 

[Stonedfish]

Thanks, what color you tie on after that one @Stonedfish?

Some chromies with red butts.
SF

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Some chromies with red butts.
SF

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Ha ha that one stood out to me too. I thought it was olive with a red butt though.

 

[RCF]

Dayum! There are so many different ones, how can you not match what the fish are eating?

 

[Kilchis]

I kept a bleeder and this was the stomach contents. The ant was just your basic kitchen-sized ant, not one of the big forest types that carry off your chihuahua. These chironomids were TINY.



My attempt to match the size.

 

[TicTokCroc]

I kept a bleeder and this was the stomach contents. The ant was just your basic kitchen-sized ant, not one of the big forest types that carry off your chihuahua. These chironomids were TINY.

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My attempt to match the size.
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Cluster tie, smart

 

[Scudley Do Right]

I kept a bleeder and this was the stomach contents. The ant was just your basic kitchen-sized ant, not one of the big forest types that carry off your chihuahua. These chironomids were TINY.

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My attempt to match the size.
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What size hook did you use for the double?

 

[Stonedfish]

Ha ha that one stood out to me too. I thought it was olive with a red butt though.

A red butt on any color works well, especially on olive, brown or black but works on chromies also.
SF

 

[Dr. Magill]

I kept a bleeder and this was the stomach contents. The ant was just your basic kitchen-sized ant, not one of the big forest types that carry off your chihuahua. These chironomids were TINY.

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My attempt to match the size.
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[Scudley Do Right]

I kept a bleeder and this was the stomach contents. The ant was just your basic kitchen-sized ant, not one of the big forest types that carry off your chihuahua. These chironomids were TINY.

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My attempt to match the size.
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I gave it a go at one of the green ones. Size 20, smallest hooks I have.

 

[Kilchis]

What size hook did you use for the double?

I used a size 16, probably a Dai Riki 305.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I gave it a go at one of the green ones. Size 20, smallest hooks I have.
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Size 20! You made it into the tiny fly challenge....now go catch a big fish with it!

 

[Irafly]

This was a fun pump. I managed to match this, with a pattern I had.

 

[Buzzy]

Scudly - I guess I'm not "doingitright" because the picture isn't from a throat pump:



Troutpocket calls this pattern a "gutbomb"; the natural and fly look quite alike (and since this was on a Canadian lake), eh!

 

[Dave Boyle]