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Ween Dawg Chironomid
Cheech ties this plain stillwater chironomid as a pattern only a step beyond a zebra midge. A smooth claret Flex-Floss body and a neon silver wire rib sit behind a fluorescent white tungsten bead, and a short tuft of fluorescent orange thread under the shank adds a simple hot spot for the gills. The idea is to keep the fly from getting overdressed, so choose the color and size you need and tie a batch. Tied here on a size 12 hook.
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Materials
Fulling Mill FM5115 Heavyweight Grub Barbless hook, black nickel, size 12 (or Fulling Mill 5027 Grab Gape Heavy, black nickel, barbless)
Black Nickel · 12
Plummeting Tungsten Beads - Neon Colors, fluorescent white, 1/8 inch (3.3mm) (or Fulling Mill Painted Tungsten Beads, fl. white, 3.2mm)
Fluorescent White · 1/8 inch (3.3mm)
Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 8/0, claret (or 6/0 UNI-Thread Waxed, wine)
Claret · 8/0
Fulling Mill Flex-Floss, claret (or Life-Flex Spandex Material, blood red)
Claret
UNI-Soft Wire, small, neon silver (or Semperfli Tying Wire 0.2mm, bright silver)
Neon Silver · Small
Veevus Power Thread, 70 denier, fl. orange #137, for the hot spot gills (or Glo-Brite Floss, fl. hot orange, #6)
Fl. Orange · 70 Denier
How to Tie the Ween Dawg Chironomid
- 1
Step 1
Slide the bead up to the eye and mount the hook in the vise.
- 2
Step 2
Start the claret thread right behind the bead and trim the tag.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in the Flex-Floss behind the bead and bind it along the shank as you wrap the thread back down into the bend, leaving the floss trailing off the back.
- 4
Step 4
Tie in the wire at the back of the body with the floss and let it trail behind the hook as well.
- 5
Step 5
Wrap the thread forward in a smooth layer and leave it hanging right behind the bead.
- 6
Step 6
Wrap the Flex-Floss forward in smooth, even turns to the bead. Tie it off with the thread and trim the excess.
- 7
Step 7
Spiral the wire forward over the floss in open, evenly spaced turns to make the rib. Tie it off behind the bead and remove the excess.
- 8
Step 8
Cut a small bunch of short strands of the fluorescent orange thread and tie them in under the shank right behind the bead, so they hang below the fly.
- 9
Step 9
Trim the orange strands to a short tuft under the shank for the gills.
- 10
Step 10
Whip finish behind the bead and cut the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxDdFX1P4AM
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food