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[DragonSpeed]

I was fishing Deer Lake (Harrison) on Monday, and there were 1000's of little larvae on the surface.  They were clustered in groups of about 10-20.  Small black, and j-shaped.  from a distance, the cluster looked like a dragon fly's wing (veined but transparent)  On closer inspection they were clusters of these little insects, of which I had no fly that matched   Fish were rising to a boil for them.

[abito]

chironomids?

[DragonSpeed]

That got me looking at google images, and they did sort of look like this:



My understanding was that the little critters didn't raft on the surface though.  Hence the fact that Chronie fishing is done sub-surface.  Are there floating equivalents to the fly in the picture?

[BwiBwi]

I think you can try midge nymph that's the closest to those little insects you saw on the lake.
It work well. I don't know how to cast with fly rod but since its a sinker I tried with bait casting
before, works very well   

[newsman]

Sages Of Chirornmide Fishing:

Chiroromide Larva ---- Blood Worm

Chironomide Pupa ---- Chironomide

Chironomide Emergance ---- Emerger Patters

Chironomide Adult/fly ----- Griffith Gnat or Lady McConnel


An effective and easily made emeger pattern can be made by using closed cell fly foam instead of a beadhead at the eye of your hook.