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The “Blood Clot” Bloodworm!

Fall is here , Winter is near, I’m going fishin’ ……. Sorry dear! Yes it’s that time of the year again! But before you head out, you really need to take a few minutes to check out Gord’s latest & … Continue reading

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John Kent’s Top Ten Chironomid Patterns

Anybody who fishes chironomids as frequently and avidly as British Columbia’s Interior fly fishermen will have dozens of favorite and well used chironomid patterns. You wouldn’t consider that coming up with “just” ten favorites would be a daunting task, but … Continue reading

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Wine & Gold

Things are gettin’ a little ansy up this way! The lakes in the North Eastern region of British Columbia are seven to ten days away from being ice-off and it’s really hard reading about all the open water lake choices … Continue reading

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Hot Spot Chironomids

Well last weekend while the home office was no doubt sniffing out open water and wetting lines, we had a bit of a blizzard to deal with up this way. On the bright side, to get in shape for casting … Continue reading

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The “Major General” Chironomid Pupa!

“… it has military colours but a little too much bling for a simple enlisted man so I call it … the “Major General!” Share this information with your friends:Incoming Search Terms:anti static bag chironomid patternsanti static bag fly tyinganti … Continue reading

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The Bare Bones Chironamo!

I’m sure all you still water tiers are busy tying chironomids like me right now as ice off progresses! Now there are certain things that I think we can agree on that we want to incorporate in our fly. We … Continue reading

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The “Bleeding Limey” Acetate Floss Chironomid!

Well up until now we have focused on the relatively simple “ice cream cone” style chironomid pupa fly patterns. That’s not a bad thing because despite being easy to tie, they are deadly little patterns that consistently fool big BC … Continue reading

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The FGN “Create A Hatch” Chironomid Pupa!

OK Joe this one’s for you!  Here’s a cool little chironomid pupa pattern shared with us by Gord and the boys from Flyguys Northern Division! And as good as it is up North, we have proven it successful through out … Continue reading

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Krazy’s Black & Silver Red Butt Chironomid Pupa

Well as you have probably noticed from the success stories in our recent posts, the chironomid is still, and will be for at least the rest of May and most of June, the go to fly for BIG Kamloops area … Continue reading

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Chartreaus & Red Ribbed Static Bag Chironomid Pupa

A very cool and versatile  Chironomid Pupa pattern shared with us by Scott Anderson! This fly is an absolute killer when the little limeys are coming off! Here’s how to tie it! Share this information with your friends:Incoming Search Terms:static … Continue reading

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The “KKK” Chironomid Pupa!

OK folks here’s another fly patterns guaranteed to produce fish over the next few months or any time that chironomids are hatching. Like the little black & red, the KKK chironomid pupa works great in all the best fly fishing lakes in the … Continue reading

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Black & Red Ice Cream Cone Chironomid Pupa

  With the arrival of May, a  peak month for chironomid fishing, we thought it would be appropriate that the next fly pattern in our series of fly’s for the best fly fishing lakes in the BC interior should be the black & red ice … Continue reading

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