Tying Perfect Stoneflies
Big Flies, Big Fish
Recommended Prerequisites: Perfect Fly
Tying Methods and Techniques
Tying Methods and Techniques
Stoneflies:
Trout feeding on the stonefly nymphs usually have a
very short window of opportunity to eat. Since many
species are found in fast moving currents, they simply
do not have much time to decide if an imitation of the
stonefly is the real thing or not. For this reason, as a
general rule, you can usually get by with getting close
to an exact copy of the particular species of stonefly
found in the water you are fishing. If you choose a
size and color fairly close to the species of stoneflies
that exist on a stream, you will usually have some
degree of success. In other words, you can usually
get by with a good attractor imitation of a stonefly as
long as the size and color are close. There are
several attractor stonefly patterns that imitate a
variety of species and well as many specific patterns
that imitate certain species.
Trout feeding on the stonefly nymphs usually have a
very short window of opportunity to eat. Since many
species are found in fast moving currents, they simply
do not have much time to decide if an imitation of the
stonefly is the real thing or not. For this reason, as a
general rule, you can usually get by with getting close
to an exact copy of the particular species of stonefly
found in the water you are fishing. If you choose a
size and color fairly close to the species of stoneflies
that exist on a stream, you will usually have some
degree of success. In other words, you can usually
get by with a good attractor imitation of a stonefly as
long as the size and color are close. There are
several attractor stonefly patterns that imitate a
variety of species and well as many specific patterns
that imitate certain species.
Of the various stages of the stonefly’s life, the nymph is
most important. By far, more stonefly, nymphs are
eaten by trout than the full, grown adults. Most of all, in
terms of importance, is the presentation of the stonefly
nymph. Generally speaking, if you are fishing on or
very near the bottom, you are fishing correctly. If not, it
may not matter at all how close the imitation is, you are
probably not going to do well at all.
most important. By far, more stonefly, nymphs are
eaten by trout than the full, grown adults. Most of all, in
terms of importance, is the presentation of the stonefly
nymph. Generally speaking, if you are fishing on or
very near the bottom, you are fishing correctly. If not, it
may not matter at all how close the imitation is, you are
probably not going to do well at all.
Copyright 2008 James Marsh, All Rights Reserved
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