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Double Dipper Chironomid

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook curved pupa/scud hook, 12-18
  • Thread Black 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Body Black ostrich herl (black tying thread or Stretch Floss)
  • Rib 1 Silver metal tape (fine silver wire)
  • Rib 2 Red buzzer wrap (fine red wire)
  • Thorax Black ostrich herl (black Ice Dub or peacock herl)
  • Gills White uni stretch (small tuft of white antron or poly)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the curved hook and start thread, wrapping a smooth base back around the bend.
  2. Bind in both the silver and red wires at the bend, leaving them hanging.
  3. Build a slim, smooth thread body forward to the 80% mark, keeping it thin and glossy.
  4. Wrap the two wire ribs forward together in 5-6 evenly spaced turns so they lie side by side, then tie off and break them.
  5. Dub a small dark thorax bump behind the eye.
  6. Tie in a short white antron gill tuft over the eye, whip finish and snip, then coat the body with thin UV resin for shine if desired.

Tying videos

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