Chironomids, aka midges or buzzers, occur in staggering populations across productive stillwaters worldwide. With over 2500 species in western North America alone, chironomids outnumber all other aquatic insects in stillwaters combined! For many anglers, learning to catch fish on chironomid patterns is a frustrating experience. Let us remove that frustration for you.
If you want to enjoy the greatest success fly fishing lakes, it is crucial to learn all you can about chironomids, including the fly patterns and presentation techniques necessary for consistent success.
Join us for our Conquering Chironomids, an 11-session online course. With their over 75 years of combined, on-the-water, stillwater fly fishing experience, Brian and Phil will show you the tricks, techniques, and patterns they use to succeed consistently. This course is necessary for any fly fisher wishing to be a successful stillwater fly fisher.
The cost for our comprehensive 11-session course is just $99.95 CDN.
Over the 11, minimum 1.5-hour, recorded sessions, this detailed course comprehensive course includes the following:
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Eleven recorded sessions, minimum 1.5 hours/session.
- Unlimited access to each session recording so you can review the content repeatedly or if you can’t make a session.
- Detailed, comprehensive presentation technique sessions include floating lines with and without indicators, slow sinking lines, fast sinking lines, and adult and emerger tactics.
- Boat set up, including integrating electronics into your chironomid presentations
- On-camera leader and knots construction, including droppers
- Match, tie, and fish larvae, pupa, and adults, including emergers.
- Phil and Brian dedicate two sessions to teach and demonstrate how to tie a variety of their favourite chironomid patterns, covering a range of styles and tying options.
- Entomology and the relationship to pattern design and material choice.
- Fly Pattern Recipes, including images (PDF).
- Materials Listing (You are welcome and encouraged to tie along with Phil and Brian)-provided to you before the start of the course (PDF).
- Discount codes are available for purchasing Canadian Llama and Fly Fish Food for fly tying material.
- Access to the Stillwater Academy private Facebook Group
Course Outline and Session Dates
- Session #1: Understanding the Chironomid Life Cycle
- Session #2: Rods, Lines, Gear, and Accessories
- Session #3: Leaders, Knots and Droppers (On Camera Leader, Knots and Droppers Construction)
- Session #4: Boat Setup and Importance of Depth Sounders
- Session #5: Strike Indicator Techniques
- Session #6: Floating Line Long Leader, Subsurface, Tactics and Techniques (Naked Technique)
- Session #7: Sinking Lines Tactics and Techniques
- Session #8: Adult & Emerger Tactics and Techniques
- Session #9: Brian's Favourite Patterns (On Camera Tying Session)
- Session #10: Phil's Favourite Patterns (On Camera Tying Session)
- Session #11: Course Review and Open Q & A
Don’t miss out. If you want to learn more about chironomids and how to fish and tie them, this course is designed for you.
