Stonefly

[nant_fisher]

Hi guys.

I was wondering what the best artificial fly would be to represent a stonefly and how you could fish it.

I was down at the river nant today and when i got home i saw a wee thing on my jacket. At first glance i thought it was an earwig but with a bit of closer inspection it turned out to be a stonefly nymph. There meant to be a sign of good water quality and are very sensitive to pollution( so ive read) so i wonder why i never see that many trout in the river that arnt parr :?  There must be good feeding in it.

Cheers

Robbie

[nant_fisher]

The price is a wee bitty too steep for me. I was hoping for a recipe i could tie maybe. Thanks anyway though.

Cheers

Robbie

[Wildfisher]

Robbie, I would not worry too much about these exact imitation patterns. I'd bet that one of Bob's DHS would work as well as anything for a stonefly.

[rabbitangler]

Unless I'm mistaken the famous montana nymph is, in its origional guise a stonefly. The dont come too much simpler than that to tie

Peter

[haresear]

Robbie,

It is rough, but would this do?

Bead head, goose biot tails, larva lace abdomen, seals fur thorax, rubber legs and a flexibody/nymphskin wingcase.





Re the legs. Ok I can't count and I hope trout can't either...

p.s. I've never seen a trout take an adult stonefly. In Canada/USA the mighty Stimulator is the usual medicine for the big salmonflies (stones).

[haresear]

Pretty good imitation, do you have much joy with them?

None whatsoever