Stonefly pattern

[Dryrod]

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[flygoddess]

GREAT POST Dry Rod, I can't wait to see some and I will tie one of mine up. I usually use SWIZZ STRAW for the wings.
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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]There is no one pattern for a stonefly. They vary in color and size, depending upon the water the are living in.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]They can be all the way from coal black to light yellow. [/size]
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[size 3]A common tie for them is the sofa pillow, in various colors.[/size]
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[size 3]Because the have a long sub surface life, most fishermen fish for them with nymphs. I haven't looked into the net for different flies used, but I would guess that there are many different patterns.[/size]
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[size 3]A good wing for an adult stone is turkey, it's molted, and appears much like the real thing for many of them. It also makes a good wing case for the nymph.[/size]
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[Dryrod]

[left][cool][font "Pristina"][green][size 4]Hey there FGD the use of Swiss straw is of the material that I found for a given pattern. That is why I made the post. Don't have any in stock. If I had some Swiss cows would I call their bedding Swiss straw? LOL[/size][/green][/font][/left] [left][/left]
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[Dryrod]

[center][font "Pristina"][size 4][green][cool]Hey there Saberfish care to post a picture of one of your stoneflies? Folks like myself deal better with a visual.[/green][/size][/font][/center]
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[Dryrod]

[center][font "Pristina"][size 4][cool][green]Someone mentioned having good success with Wraphia a material carried by Michaels Craft stores. Apparently it colors as well as holds a good varnish.[/green][/size][/font]
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[macfly55]

uhmm Id probably call it wet swiss straw... [crazy]

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[Scruffy_Fly]

I am not Saberfish but you have a visual (see link below) and a sample in hand of another one commonly used for stone flies (see same thing).

[url "http://www.freewebs.com/scruffyfly/flytier7/SofaPillow.html#sofa"]http://www.freewebs.com/scruffyfly/flytier7/SofaPillow.html#sofa[/url]
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[Dryrod]

[font "Pristina"][green][size 4][cool]Thanks Scruffy_Fly for your contribution to this subject.[/size][/green][/font]
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[macfly55]

SF,

I just went to the link you referenced and it shows the orange sofa pillow (variant).. my question is can the golden stimulator (fly above the sofa pillow) also be used to represent the stonefly.. to me both flies look very similar..

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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]Great Pictures of sofa pillows. I looked around for one to photo, but couldn't find one, I must not have fished with one for some time.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]If you get a chance to fish a major stonefly hatch, don't pass it up, it can be magic. Those large dry flies float like cork, are easy to see, and the fish go for them like a T-bone steak.[/size]
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[macfly55]

...sounds like heaven on earth to me... []


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[flygoddess]

SOFA PILLOWS, STIMULATORS are perfect dry imitations. In Idaho as far as NYMPHS, a big hook, black chenille and whit rubber legs do the trick so they really don't have to look exactly like one. But I still had to try []

Here is a page of Stonefly Nymphs:
[url "http://www.orvis.com/store/product_directory_tnail.asp?StartIndex=0&page=1&dir_id=1236&group_id=1248&cat_id=5845&subcat_id=7174"]http://www.orvis.com/store/product_directory_tnail.asp?StartIndex=0&page=1&dir_id=1236&group_id=1248&cat_id=5845&subcat_id=7174[/url]
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[Dryrod]

[center][cool][font "Pristina"][green][size 4]Now here is a neat stonefly. Bet that the tier wasn't worried about being timed. Only the hook gives away it's true identity.[/size][/green][/font][/center]

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[Scruffy_Fly]

The Golden Stimulator on that page has a link. If you follow the link it goes to a step by step instructions by Charlie Craven. Here is Charlie's explaination of the fly.

"The Golden Stimulator is a more specific color variation of the standard Stimulator as tied by Randall Kaufmann. This variation matches the smaller golden stone adults so common to the Front Range. This fly incorporates a variety of tying tricks, from the tail spreading egg sack to the Uni-Floss abdomen and is both a great attractor and imitator. I like to fish this fly through broken riffles and pocket water or along the bank from a boat. It has a wide, fish attracting profile and really pulls fish up. Do not limit this fly to the springtime Golden Stone hatch periods only. While it certainly works then it also pulls fish throughout the summer months."

So the answer is most difinitely a YES.

I agree that they both are very similar which is explained in the story that goes with it. In the words of Dry Rod a "War and Peace" size story.

The Club Sandwich is a pattern that works well for a stone fly dry imitation. Also the Chernobyl Ant such as this:
[url "http://www.fishingwithflies.com/ChernobylAnt.html"]http://www.fishingwithflies.com/ChernobylAnt.html[/url]

Try a PMX.

In speaking of nymphs; the Twenty Incher was developed in the Gunnison Valley for the famous Salmon Fly hatch. Gunnison resident, Mern Judson's Judson Stone also makes a very good imitation of a stone fly nymph. If you have old copies of "Fly Fish America" magazines you will find the recipe and details for making the Judson Stone.

I have been meaning to try Eric Pepper's simple pattern:
[url "http://www.fishingwithflies.com/Eric'sStoneflyNymph.html"]http://www.fishingwithflies.com/...'sStoneflyNymph.html[/url]
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[Scruffy_Fly]

Sofa Pillows and stimulators work real well along the banks as both a stone fly imitation and a grass hopper imitation.
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[macfly55]

..that is an awesome tie.. reminds me of some of the ones that FG has tied.. []

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[Everet14]

Here is a nymph I use. Not the best but it works.
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[Scruffy_Fly]

Is that a tie of your own? Must say I have not seen one done like that.

If that is your doing, what is the recipe and your name for it.
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[flygoddess]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 4]Thanks for coming over Everet. Hopefully the weather will stay in this slow warming and I will see you next weekend. I will let you know the closer it gets. You do have plenty of those bad boys, right?![/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 4]That realistic is awesome[/size][/black][/font]
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