Window Washer Pornomid Variant Chironomid Pupa Fly

If you’ve been doing this long enough you’ve surely heard of the “pornomid” chironomid pupa fly … a super effective cronie pattern that kinda faded away as the tying materials became harder & harder to find. With the advent of new materials however, along with some local ingenuity, 😉 the Window Washer Chironomid has proven to be a formidable substitute! One of the flies enticing qualities is it’s ability to “shape shift” depending on how the light hits it, adding to its allure … a feature that’s hard to capture in a photo but that you will notice immediately in hand. As with all of our flies the Window Washer Pornomid variant is the exact same pattern, tied the with the exact same materials and in the exact same manner (including on the super strong Daiichi 1760 hook and with a full coating of krazy glue!) as  we use ourselves here on the trophy trout waters of the beautiful BC Interior.

For those interested in tying the Window washer you can find the Dark Window Tint body material and tying instructions here:  https://www.customtroutflies.ca/product/window-tint-fly-tying-capes/ 🙂