actually the "washing line" method that I am familar with is a triple fly setup with the point fly being a sacraficial dry or popper (basically used to keep the end of the line at the surface. Above the point fly you have two droppers (typically chironomids).
When there is slack in the line the body of the leader bows causing the droppers to sink. When you take in some line, the tension raises the droppers, similar to the natural behavior of chironomids.
Advice needed
True enough, BC has those freakishly large chrionomids. John Huff indicated that there can be some good chironomid hatches on the lakes at Kenauk.
As for Calabogie, Bob indicated that a number of the lakes (Shiner included) has a good population of scuds. Guess I'll need to tie up a bunch of those this winter as well.
As for Calabogie, Bob indicated that a number of the lakes (Shiner included) has a good population of scuds. Guess I'll need to tie up a bunch of those this winter as well.
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That is pretty much how I do It here on the Bow
tie a Hopper (large stimulator, turks tarantula, Or foam hopper) from the bend in the hook tie 12-20 inches of tippet, tie on a nymph 2 sizes smaller than Hopper (copper john, hares ear, princes nymph) at the bend tie on 8-15 inches of tippet Tie on second nymph (san jaun worm, stone nymph) Dead drift to you if the hopper is hit or stop even for a fraction of a second set the hook.
work well
tie a Hopper (large stimulator, turks tarantula, Or foam hopper) from the bend in the hook tie 12-20 inches of tippet, tie on a nymph 2 sizes smaller than Hopper (copper john, hares ear, princes nymph) at the bend tie on 8-15 inches of tippet Tie on second nymph (san jaun worm, stone nymph) Dead drift to you if the hopper is hit or stop even for a fraction of a second set the hook.
work well
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That is pretty much how I do It here on the Bow
tie a Hopper (large stimulator, turks tarantula, Or foam hopper) from the bend in the hook tie 12-20 inches of tippet, tie on a nymph 2 sizes smaller than Hopper (copper john, hares ear, princes nymph) at the bend tie on 8-15 inches of tippet Tie on second nymph (san jaun worm, stone nymph) Dead drift to you if the hopper is hit or stop even for a fraction of a second set the hook.
work well
tie a Hopper (large stimulator, turks tarantula, Or foam hopper) from the bend in the hook tie 12-20 inches of tippet, tie on a nymph 2 sizes smaller than Hopper (copper john, hares ear, princes nymph) at the bend tie on 8-15 inches of tippet Tie on second nymph (san jaun worm, stone nymph) Dead drift to you if the hopper is hit or stop even for a fraction of a second set the hook.
work well
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"Washing line", I have never fished 3 flies (probably would end up in a tangled mess) but I regularly fish a dropper and once I got a double while stillwater fishing, a brown and a cutthroat on the same cast 
that was cool!
dryfly... I was just down at the international fly tying symposium in NJ and took a class with Jack Gartside and we tied several flies including the Gugler. I had always meant to tie this up but never got around to it. Believe me this is a killer fly, he ties it in many variations, colours and sizes and even ties it on an inverted hook to make it weedless! He's caught many species in fresh and saltwater on this fly. Believe me, I'm going to tie up a mess of these this winter.
Cheers,
Woolly Bugger
that was cool!dryfly... I was just down at the international fly tying symposium in NJ and took a class with Jack Gartside and we tied several flies including the Gugler. I had always meant to tie this up but never got around to it. Believe me this is a killer fly, he ties it in many variations, colours and sizes and even ties it on an inverted hook to make it weedless! He's caught many species in fresh and saltwater on this fly. Believe me, I'm going to tie up a mess of these this winter.
Cheers,
Woolly Bugger
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Having lived in the west in "Trout Paradise" I can trully say that fishing chironomid hatches are a lot of fun. We never had the freakish sized ones but they were usually size 14 to 20 and I would typically fish a size 18 Bow-Tie Buzzer in black or olive. Often with a bead head midge dropper. Those who say you need a big fly to catch a big fish have never fished a midge hatch 
Actually my biggest trout on a midge was just last summer when I managed a 23 inch brown on a midge. Often you just follow the birds that are feeding on the ermerging midges and slowy fin up in your float tube and cast. It can be slow at times but it can be very rewarding.
I just hope I can find some good midge hatches around here. Probably best very early in the spring.
I'm in for a chironomid swap!
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Actually my biggest trout on a midge was just last summer when I managed a 23 inch brown on a midge. Often you just follow the birds that are feeding on the ermerging midges and slowy fin up in your float tube and cast. It can be slow at times but it can be very rewarding.I just hope I can find some good midge hatches around here. Probably best very early in the spring.
I'm in for a chironomid swap!
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