Major General ASB Chironomid Fly … by Christian Lodders

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Major General ASB Chironomid Fly Pattern

“… it has military colours but a little too much bling for a simple enlisted man so I call it … the Major General ASB chironomid pupa fly!

Major General ASB Chironomid Fly | Material List:

• Hook: Togens Scud #12
• Bead: Togen Magic Brown 3/32
• Rib: Copper Brown (Small)
• Body: Olive 8/0
• Overbody: Thin strip of antistatic bag
• Gills: White Antron
• Thorax: Peacock Herl

Major General ASB Chironomid Fly | Tying Instructions:

Place the bead on the hook with the wider opening toward the hook eye. Place the hook in the vise with the bead down at the hook bend.

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Tie in a small tuft of antron near the hook eye. Whip finish and trim antron to an appropriate gill length. Move the bead into its proper position.

Tie in the wire and antistatic bag strip and wrap as thinly and uniformly as possible down to the hook bend. Wrap the thread back to the eye, forming a thin, even taper.

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Wrap the antistatic bag strip forward, making sure not to over lap each wrap too much (if you overlap excessively you won’t be able to see the thread body colour). Tie off at the bead.

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Counter wrap the wire rib forward and tie off at the bead.

Tie in a single thin strand of peacock herl near the bead. Wrap 3 times to form the thorax. Tie off and whip finish.

Apply two coats of super glue to the body and head of the fly.

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and voila …….

The Major General ASB Chironomid Fly

That’s my Major General ASB Chironomid fly and I’m fishing it ……. Christian!

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