The Chironomid post

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Here is a old school black n red I tied for Stump Lake in the early 90’s was a good producer back then.
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RickB said:
Hey gang, it’s chironomid fly box stocking season. Whether you a new tier or a seasoned veteran we all have something to learn, we can give and get good feedback that will help us all tie better bugs. The fly tying guild is great community of novice and expert tiers from all around the world that as you can see from the many great patterns posted in the pattern library. So don’t be shy, any question is a good question, you are among good people.

I’ll start this off with a couple ASB Chironimids. The first one is #14 ASB with black rib and the second is a #16 ASB with red rib. :)


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Hey Rick, what is the body material on the silver and black fly, also what is th ribbing and how do you get the white on that bead? Also the finish is amazing, which product and how many layers does it take? Sorry if there is a lot of questions about this fly. It resembles the midges at a Nevada stillwater I fish. I would buy those flies if they are for sale. Thanks in advance Rob Anderson
 
Rob Anderson said:
Hey Rick, what is the body material on the silver and black fly, also what is th ribbing and how do you get the white on that bead? Also the finish is amazing, which product and how many layers does it take? Sorry if there is a lot of questions about this fly. It resembles the midges at a Nevada stillwater I fish. I would buy those flies if they are for sale. Thanks in advance Rob Anderson
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This one?
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Rob Anderson said:
Yes, that one. I am a good tier but you have me baffled with materials on this fly.
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Hahaha ;) This is one of my simplest patterns. The body is black UTC 70 thread and I use anti Static bag as the rib but I make it a little wider so the black thread becomes the rib, then coat it with Gulff varnish. I hope I explained that right.

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