Higa's SOS Chironomid Black Barbless (SB)

From the designer, Spencer Higa:
I first tied this pattern back when I was guiding full time. I fished a lot of lakes with clients and it was important to have a variety of different chironomids. By the end of the season the fish were getting pretty smart from seeing all of the flies we’d thrown all spring/summer. This pattern seemed to work when they became picky. The hint of flash in the body with Krystal flash came about by using just a black body then testing it with a little flash. The flash seemed to make a difference on most days. The thorax was originally tied with floss but I experimented with some wire. It added segmentation and also a little weight to the fly. We fished it under an indicator and also under a buoyant dry fly if the fish were feeding within 10 ft of the surface.

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