Stonefly

[Steeldrifter 0]

Todd (AlG) and I spent about 5 hours tying here today getting ready for a trip next week. Todd brought over some braided cord which I have never used before that he uses on his nymphs and I liked the way the stuff moved. So I slid a needle through it so I could steady it enough to tie some biots on the end for a stone tail. I kinda like the way it will move in the water (as you can see from the 2nd pic) And hopefully some steelies next week will agree with me

 

Thanks for the braid Todd

 

 

 

Steve

[Faster Fish 0]

Wow. do you know where aLg got the stuff from?

[Steeldrifter 0]

I think he picked it up over at Hanks

[Alex C. 0]

Very nice SD, if you find out where to get that stuff online let me know :headbang:

 

Throw some partridge or runner leg material on there for legs. Stone nymphs legs go berzerk when they're drifting off bottom

[Steeldrifter 0]

I use to do legs of hackle on them Alex, but I stopped doing them one year about 5 years back to see if it made a difference with the fish and it didnt, so I dont bother with the legs anymore

 

The swimming tail like this probably wont make a hill of beans difference in hook ups ethier...but I just thought I'd try one to see how it looked for the "cool factor"

[Alex C. 0]

Yeah theres times when movement doesn't make a difference, but it's those times when it does that make it pay off. Either way thats a great stone nymph

[Steve P 0]

I wanna know where I can get some of that material you used for the tail I like the look of it and would love to get some I can think of only a hundred thousand different uses for it. Very nice tie looks very yummy and I hope the fish think so as well. :thumbup:

Steve

[Guest]

Sweeeeeeeet & Skippy Stone :headbang:

Are those beads on the thorax or wing cases?

Brent

[Steeldrifter 0]

Thanks brent. Nope the thorax is just the braid core , and the wing cases are dubbed with bug skin folded over them.

[AlG 0]

Yup.....That looks familiar

 

No prob buddy and i did get it from Hank's, it's around $2 bucks for a coil of it.

 

How many of them did you tie up so far....24 maybe 36 of them??? :coffee: :whistle:

[day5 0]

Steve I like this fly!! Is there a way that you can tie the biots that cause the cord to wiggle??? Just a thought. as far as legs go on a stone I prefer to just tease the dubbing. I also love the big daddy dubbing from the dungeon!!!

[AlG 0]

Is there a way that you can tie the biots that cause the cord to wiggle???

 

Yeah, just the cord itself actually moves in the current like a thrashing stone tail would. By tying the biots on the end will cause it to wiggle, but since yesterday (Yeah i tied a few like this too :whistle: ) i've tried it in the tub and it doesn't lift as much as the ones i did, however it does give it one hell of an erratic action. Great thinkin Steve! :headbang:

[chrisfish 0]

I love the way that tail moves! The extended body is not something i have seen on a nymph and it is a great idea!!! thanks

[Faster Fish 0]

When you say "Hank's" what do you mean?

 

Randy

[AlG 0]

Hank's Fly Fishing at the S.E. corner of Baldwin and Clarkston in Lk. Orion.