Troutnut Forum > Fly Tying Discussion > Favorit Easy to tie Stonefly patterns
| JOHNW | August 30th, 2007, 5:32 pm | |
| Chambersburg, PA Posts: 162 | So I'm heading West next summer to chase westslopes and hopefully a bull trout or two. I have been told the river we'll be on (South Fork Flathead) has a fair population of golden stones. What Patterns do you all reccomend? I'm not necessarily looking for ties that will try to crawl away with the fly box, just hose that will leave some cutt's with aching jaws. Thanks in advance, JW | |
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| Softhackle | August 30th, 2007, 7:00 pm | |
| Wellsville, NY Posts: 145 | Hi John, It has always been my contention that stoneflies are difficult to fish as dry flies unless they are laying eggs or there's a good wind blowing. Underwater imitations have always worked better for me. For surface fishing, I like this style of fly tied in the appropriate color of course. While it's called a sedge, in the right size, it easily passes for a stonefly adult: http://www.danica.com/flytier/rwyatt/deer_hair_sedge.htm For underwater use, again, tied in the correct size and color this has taken fish for me: PS you could add biot tails if you like: http://libstudio.com/FS&S/html/blk__stone.html Good fishing on your trip, Mark | |
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| Martinlf | August 31st, 2007, 3:04 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | For a dry, try this: http://www.westfly.com/patterns/dry/clarks.shtml It worked for me on the Firehole. | |
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| Shawnny3 | August 31st, 2007, 3:40 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 541 | Nice pattern suggestions, guys. Louis, I found it a bit ironic that the link you posted shows beautiful pictures from three different angles of that dry fly... and none of them were from underneath. I guess we're to presume that it looks so good from every other angle that it's inconsequential how it looks from the point of view of an actual fish. Thank goodness for Jason's site. -Shawn | |
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| JOHNW | August 31st, 2007, 5:30 pm | |
| Chambersburg, PA Posts: 162 | Me thinks I should have been a little clearer. I'm a "fat little kid" so my interest was directed more toward subsurface patterns. My personal favorite is Clayton Peters wooven Perla but at close to 45 minutes per tie you can see where it may be a bit daunting and definatly not in the realm of "easy" ties. As an aside has anyone ever given LaFontaines natural drift stone a try? JW | |
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| Martinlf | September 1st, 2007, 11:23 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | OK John, try this; take a look at http://www.westfly.com/patterns/patterns.shtml Go to the second pull down menu, select Golden Stonefly and hit go. That should give you plenty to consider, just click on the patterns you want to check out, and I'm sure you will pick something that fits the bill. And your waders don't make you look fat. :) | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
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