niveker 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 1 hour ago, flytire said: Doctor Mummy That's a slick looking fly, very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WWKimba 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Another of Jo's flies. Hot Mustard - Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum (1963). One of the earlier fly patterns using poly yarn as polypropylene was invented in 1954. This is the pattern that I added to create a Stone Condiment series of ties. IWe all stand on the shoulders of giants! This pattern simulates the Little Yellow Stone and can be tied on a larger size (8-10) hook for a Big Golden Stone imitation. Hook - Mustad 94840, 10-14 (or size 8-10 for a Big Golden Stone imitation) Thread - black Body/Tail - golden poly yarn, wrapped with open spiral thread wraps to the front and folded back over itself Hackle - grizzly dry fly, wrapped as an open spiral covering the thread wraps and used to tie down the folded back poly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Captain Hooker Midge Fly Pattern Hook - Daiichi 1273, size 20 Thread - Black Body - Opal mirage tinsel Thorax - Sybai black spectra dubbing South Platte Fly Shop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 8 hours ago, SalarMan said: Mark - I love your creativity on this one. If the pike don't love it as well, I suspect it will scare the hell out of them. 😂 Cool vise too!! - George Actually, I don't think pike are scared of anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 You're probably right. That becomes obvious when they smile at you and show their mouth full of teeth 😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robow7 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Knapp said: Actually, I don't think pike are scared of anything. Only of a larger pike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Large Suspended Stone Giancarlo Donninelli Originator Hook - Mustad C49S or equivalent Thread - Uni wood duck Tail - Tan pheasant tail fibers Body - Tan pheasant tail fibers Wing cases - Tan 2mm foam Thorax - SLF dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Beautiful tie and pattern but a confusing name. Stoneflies do not suspend at the surface and emerge like mayflies. The nymphs crawl onto the shore, logs, rocks, boulders, etc and emerge from the nymph on land. https://flyfishusa.com/blog/Stonefly-Life-Cycle Here's stuck in the shuck stonefly emerger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 why do i waste my time tying other tyers patterns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 2 hours ago, robow7 said: Only of a larger pike Yeah, that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, flytire said: youll have to argue with giancarlo. here is his you tube channel. go make a comment there and correct him (355) Giancarlo Donninelli - YouTube he named it not me at some point in time that one stupid stonefly suddenly loses his tiny little grip of whatever he's holding on to and don't ya just know he's suddenly floating down stream 😀 What I think is, he's clinging to Squatch and as Squatch is crossing the stream to fish the pool from another angle the stone nymph falls off. He should'a hung on better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Matt’s Caribou Caddis Here’s his video if you’re interested. Only thing I did differently was tie the underwing in along the sides; acts as outriggers and helps a little bit with floatation. hook - WFC Model 3 #14 thread - Uni 8/0 camel butt - yarn chartreuse body - dubbing Australian possum underwing - Congo Hair Shiner Tan wing - caribou head/collar - hare’s ear (touch dubbed) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, SilverCreek said: Stoneflies do not suspend at the surface and emerge like mayflies. Your are correct, as usual, but I have caught plenty of dumb brookies just as my stonefly pattern hits the surface at the top of a run. Go figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 55 minutes ago, niveker said: Your are correct, as usual, but I have caught plenty of dumb brookies just as my stonefly pattern hits the surface at the top of a run. Go figure. I don't doubt it. Female stoneflies do lay their eggs on the water. So adult stoneflies are eaten by trout while both egg laying and when spent and dead on the water. Stonefly nymphs are also eaten but emerging stoneflies are not because they are on land. I also don't doubt that the "Suspended Stonefly Pattern" above will catch trout. Trout sample the drift and even hit strike indicators as a possible food item. The Royal Wulff is a great dry fly pattern and there is no "Royal Wulff Hatch." In smaller sizes the "Suspended Stonefly Pattern" could actually be taken as a stage 1 mayfly emerger pattern called a floating nymph. I wrote about the stages of emergence on an earlier thread: Here is a March Brown floating nymph pattern for eample. https://www.coflyfishers.org/resources/Documents/Fly Patterns/Emergers/Floating Nymph (March Brown).pdf Here is the life cycle of a stonefly. For those of you that are interested in the stages of emergence, I wrote about it on this earlier thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites