How to Choose the Correct Fly – Part 3 – Flat-Winged (Diptera)
Part 3 deals with the area of flat-winged flies. Often overlooked for rivers but are a main staple food item to fish in lakes. These include the midge (Chironomid) and similar types of insect. In the main, they are again an advanced …
Chironomid Emerger
Tied by Gareth Lewis Hook: curved hook of your choice size’s 22 to 16 Silk: Black thread Body: as silk Thorax: Rabbit Mask or Hares’ ear pricked out. Wing: Micro Krystal flash Thorax: Rabbit Mask or Hares’ ear pricked out. Post: CDC …
Simple Black Shuttlecock Buzzer
Hook: Size 24 to 16 dry fly or curved fine wire such as Varivas Silk: 14/o black sheer Wing/Plume: CDC feathers tied forward. Thorax: Rabbit or rodent hair scrapped and dubbed by dubbing loop. …
V Midge
Hook: Midge hook size 30 to 24 Silk: Black 14/0 Tail: As silk Body: As silk Wing: Fine deer hair (muntjac if possible) …
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