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Apennock

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Chironomids in moving water?
« on: April 25, 2017, 04:58:14 PM »
I'm seeing a lot of chironomids (what my novice eye takes to be chironomids, anyway) in local and I know it's getting into the right season for them.  Everything I read seems to only reference using them in still water and I was just wondering why?  Are they not effective in current?
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RalphH

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Re: Chironomids in moving water?
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2017, 06:41:04 PM »
they are more frequently called midges in streams and rivers and are much smaller. Yes they work. Apparently midges/chironomids have very high protein and calorie values despite their size and so trout love them.
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Re: Chironomids in moving water?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2017, 07:20:00 PM »
I fish #20 Zebra midges(chironomids) in streams with my tenkara rod, they work well especially this time of the year
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