Beaded Chironomid

Directions:

1. Wrap your thread from just behind eye of hook to the hook bend on a 9523 or 2/3 of the way to the bend on a 3399. 





2. Use small glass beads and thread one end of a piece of sewing mono
(6"long). Then use an improved clinch knot with a drop of head cement
to secure it in place. 





3. Thread on the right amount of beads to attain the body length you
desire, the beads I use are maybe 1/16" diameter and I use 4 to 6 of
them,
since some of our midges up here compete with Ravens for airspace. 





4. Use 2 or 3 wraps of thread to tie the string of beads into place.
You can leave it long in this step, then just pull them
forward when the mono is secured. Pull the mono up until the beads are
forming a slightly curved body, then double the extra mono back on
itself and wrap a couple
more wraps of thread to secure it, then a shot of head cement. 





5. Tie in your peacock herl, tight against where the beads end and take 2 or 3 wraps forward with it, then tie off and trim. 





6. Tie in your pheasant for the wing case. You don't need much on a 9523 hook and you may not need the peacock. 





7. Tie in Black ostrich and give it 2 or 3 wraps, tie off and trim.
Then tie in white ostrich, wrap 2 or 3 wraps tie off and trim. 





8. Pull pheasant forward and over, to form wingcase (a little tricky on the 9523). 
Tie off, trim, form head, and cement.