Help, what are these

[Shawn Seeger]

Pumped a fish today, had several things I could identify, but was full of these as well... What are they?

Thanks

 

[theTastyPlecopteran]

I'm no expert but looks like chaoborus to me. Also known as the phantom midge. If you are able to tie an accurate representation, please share.

 

[Taxon]

Hi Shawn-

I believe theTastyPlecopteran to be spot on. Chaoborus larvae are also referred to by the common name of Glassworms, particularly in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

 

[Kenneth Yong]

So they're not Atlantic Salmon fry?

,
Kenneth

 

[Meeshka]

WoW! My discus would love those!

 

[Steve Kokita]

Hard to imitate...I tried a piece of 6X mono with a black sharpie dot at one end....didn't even try the POS!

 

[FinLuver]

Hard to imitate...I tried a piece of 6X mono with a black sharpie dot at one end....didn't even try the POS!

Krystal Flash “San Juan-style” Worm...

 

[jwg]

Pumped a fish today, had several things I could identify, but was full of these as well... What are they?

Thanks

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Very cool to see a fishermans picture, which I suspect is more realistic than many images on the web.

Is the light in your first picture a white LED?

There are fly patters for these.
Heck I even caught a fish with one but I suspect it was an impulsive take when green chironomids were around and had nothing to do with glass worms on that day

J

 

[jamma]

You can imitate these with a chironomid pattern featuring a lime or apple green crystal flash body and a copper bead, just leave out the gills, they don't have any.
The secret to fishing these is to keep them dancing, unlike a suspended chironomid. These guys swim in a thrashing motion that rarely stops and not for long when it does.

 

[Squamishpoacher]

A first attempt. This did catch a few fish under an indicator close to the bottom but I need to work on it some more.

 

[jamma]

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A first attempt. This did catch a few fish under an indicator close to the bottom but I need to work on it some more.

I crafted something I think should work. I took some x-small black mono eyes and cut them from post. I then used super glue to attach them to a #14 2312 Tiemco hook. Using clear mono "thread", I then tied in an extended body made from the braided end of a Cortland slip-on leader loop. Build a clear body with SHHAN and unravel the end of the braid and you've got a pretty good imitation, I think.
I wish I could show a picture, but this tablet doesn't take pictures of small shit very well, but I hope you get the idea.

 

[Shawn Seeger]

Very cool to see a fishermans picture, which I suspect is more realistic than many images on the web.

Is the light in your first picture a white LED?

There are fly patters for these.
Heck I even caught a fish with one but I suspect it was an impulsive take when green chironomids were around and had nothing to do with glass worms on that day

J

So, it is a white LED headlights from Coast (Costco). I have used it before to show samples. You have to play with angle and background.

 

[Jim Darden]

Well I've tried a lot of imitations that I thought were pretty realistic and caught fish on all of them but they definitely weren't the hot patterns I hoped for. To be truthful, I could have put on a simple black chironomid and caught as many fish.........

 

[JamesRPL+]

Hard to imitate...I tried a piece of 6X mono with a black sharpie dot at one end....didn't even try the POS!

which end did you dot?

 

[Steve Kokita]

You know....the end.