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Pert-Near Chironomid
Pert-Near Chironomid is a small, realistic pupa Curtis Fry turns to when fish get picky and start choosing smaller midges and chironomids over larger ones. He calls it a general style tied around the world, and he builds his with a Hemingway synthetic quill body for extra durability and shine. Sulphur orange biot wing pads and white breathers finish it. It is a quick tie that works in stillwaters and rivers, so change size and color to suit. Tied here on a size 16 hook.
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Materials
Hanak H333BL Czech Nymph hook, size 16
16
Nature's Spirit Stripped Goose Biots, Sulphur Orange, for the wing pads
Sulphur Orange
Loon Fluorescing UV Clear Fly Finish, to coat the body
How to Tie the Pert-Near Chironomid
- 1
Step 1
Mount the hook in the vise and start the thread behind the eye.
- 2
Step 2
Wrap a thread base back around the curve of the shank to the rear of the body.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in the tapered quill at the rear of the body and bind the end along the shank.
- 4
Step 4
Bring the thread forward to the front of the body, leaving room for the thorax.
- 5
Step 5
Wrap the quill forward in even turns so its edges form the body segments.
- 6
Step 6
Tie off the quill at the front of the body and trim the excess.
- 7
Step 7
Tie in a pair of biots by their tips at the front of the body, one on each side, with the butts trailing back over the body. Trim the tips that stick out past the eye.
- 8
Step 8
Build a slim black thread thorax up to just behind the eye. Fold both biots forward along the sides of the thorax for the wing pads, tie them down behind the eye, and trim the butts.
- 9
Step 9
Coat the abdomen, wing pads and thorax with UV finish and cure it with a UV light.
- 10
Step 10
Tie in a small bunch of white Para Post on top behind the eye for the breathers.
- 11
Step 11
Whip finish behind the eye and trim the thread.
- 12
Step 12
Trim the Para Post short.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Nw6g11kak
Credit: Curtis Fry / Fly Fish Food