CHIRONOMID TWITCHING LURES

These lures are designed to imitate Chironomids, a major food source for trout, walleye, kokanee and pan fish. They have red, olive green or motor oil colored beads  with Gamakatsu #4 octopus hooks.

The latest addition to the Chironomid family of lures is the Chironomid Mini with a single #6 Gamakatsu octopus red hook. This lure has a rubber stopper to keep the components together when casting and twitching. This lure is much smaller than our other chironomid lures at just one inch. It casts well on a fly line, twitched or behind a bottom bouncer.

The most effective fishing method is to twitch them just above the bottom. However, they work equally well behind a bottom bouncer at 1.2-1.4 mph. As to bait choices, use a plastic shrimp, maggot or kernel of corn on the hooks of all the Chironomid Lures.