RIO's Cats Fro-Yo Redington Wading Collection the heavy curved hook lowers

the heavy curved hook lowers the center of gravity and help it land (and sit) correctly

with the main point fly on bottom

like the kid from A Christmas Story

When casting distance and line control are mandatory

fishy teardrop baitfish shape

RIO's Cats Fro-Yo Redington Wading Collection the heavy curved hook lowersAn old school chironomid pattern, but with a modern twist! I like to keep my chironomids nice and skinny so here's my take on the Ice Cream Cone. By using a flat ribbing instead of a wire rib, we can really keep this patterns weight down. The Holographic ribbing also gives it a bit of depth and definition to make up for the missing obvious segmentation the wire typically brings. Sugar free ice cream anyone? I know the fish sure like it