Effective Stillwater Fly Fishing by Michael Gorman

Author:Michael Gorman
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811759151
Publisher: Stackpole / Headwater

True Simpletons: Chironomid Larvae

If ever there was a commercial fly tier’s “dream fly” as a money-maker, it has to be midge larvae patterns. A skilled tier may be able to knock out a fly in forty-five seconds. If such a fly wholesaled at $10/dozen, that translates into $50/hour. Not bad. If you are a beginning fly-tier, this is an easy fly to start with that will catch fish . . . assuming you know the basics of how to fish it.

Chironomid larvae can be best described as “skinny little worms” that live in the mud, detritus, and vegetation on the lake bottom. Those residing in burrows or tubes in the substrate will leave these temporarily to feed on decomposing plant material or disintegrating organic matter. As they forage, fish will dine on the unprotected larvae. Other free-living, roaming sorts not residing in mud tubes are available to the fish on a continual basis.

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