Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
Well alrighty then......I C&R’d a 17” rainbow on this size 20 chironomid today!! I gave this fish every opportunity to part ways....first it wrapped around the bow anchor rope twice, I pulled the anchor up and freed the line. But when I leaned forward to reach the anchor puller, the slack fly line coiled around my head and raincoat hood.....another few turns of line around my feet......and still netted the fish! I guess what looks stupid small to us actually is food for the fish. Another amazing thing about this is I tied two loop knots through the top #20 chironomid with 6x and 7x to the bottom fly! Here’s my tiny fly box, a #12 chironomid for comparison and the #20 that caught the fish under a small indicator.....extra bonus.....got it with my Christmas Bougle, played it on the reel for a bit.......sweet sound!
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