Light Green Chironomid Nymph

Fishing Tips

Chironomid or Buzzer, on the day they can be serious trout killers.

Creator of this trout fly: Don Haaheim

Tier of this trout fly Type: Don Haaheim

Country of origin for this trout fly: Canada

This trout fly is designed on and fished on Still Water,

Pattern Dressings

I fish most of my chironomids deep with a long leader so winding a few turns of fine strip lead just behind the hook eye is the first step in tying this fly. Next, tie in a piece of brown rod winding thread along the hook shank so that it extends about four inches past the hook bend. Then tie in a short piece of the brown pheasant feather on top of the lead which should not extend more than 1/3 the length of the hook shank. Let the loose part of the pheasant feather extend back to the hook bend. The next step is to thinly wrap in the light green wool from the hook bend to the eye, leaving the untied pheasant feather still exposed. Then rib the body with the brown rod tying thread from the hook bend to where the pheasant feather is exposed and tie off there. Before pulling the pheasant feather forward to form the thorax tie in a small white ostrich hurl by figure eighting with your invisible tying thread at the hook eye to create a gill that protrudes about 1/8 inch from each side of the head. The final step is to pull the pheasant forward to the hook eye and tie off at that point. Make your final tie off, cement and you are finished. Mustad 9671.