Many lakes have large populations of big Chironomids - some up to an inch or larger. The larval and pupal stages are sometimes imitated on hooks as big as long shanked #10’s, or even bigger. My question is why isn’t the adult stage of these large midges tied more often? I rarely (if ever) see a recipe for a large midge dry fly pattern. Small adults are imitated, but do trout not key in on that stage of the large ones?
Joe