Chan’s Chironomid Bomber, Brown /Red Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Ribbing Chan’s Chironomid Bomber Chan’s Chironomid Bomber was designed by Brian Chan, a fishery biologist out of Kamloops, B.C. Brian designed this pattern in response to the large size of chironomids that occur within some British Columbian lakes during…
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Brassie Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Collar Brassie The Brassie has it’s origins in the 1960’s along the shores of the South Platte River in Colorado. A number of tiers such as Ken Chandler, Tug Davenport, and Gene Lynch were known to have experimented with copper wire bodies. The…
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UV Yellow Sally Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Tail Thorax Wingcase Legs Ribbing UV Yellow Sally The UV Yellow Sally is a pattern designed by Mickey Anderson and marketed by Umpqua Feather Merchants. It is an excellent pattern for not just Yellow Sally stoneflies but also small Golden Stones…
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Tungsten Yellow Sally Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Gills Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Legs Ribbing Tungsten Yellow Sally Designed by Solitude Fly Company. The Tungsten Yellow Sally is a great anatomical small stonefly pattern. It follows similar anatomical patterns by Morris and Mercer. A nice feature of this pattern is…
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Light Tungstone Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Flashback Body Thorax Tail Wingcase Legs Ribbing Tungstone The Tungstone is an important stonefly nymph pattern designed by John Barr. Stonefly nymphs can be within a river or stream system for 1-4 years. They are always available to the trout as a food…
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Twenty Incher Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Underbody Body Tail Thorax Wingcase Legs Ribbing Twenty Incher Nymph The Twenty Incher Nymph originated in Colorado by a local tier on the Roaring Fork River. It is a pattern for stonefly nymphs but also is a good attractor nymph. It has…
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Sexstone Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Butt Body Tail and Antennae Collar Wingcase Legs Ribbing Sexstone Nymph Mike Sexton is a guide out of the Reno Fly Shop. He came up with this pattern when he was a member of the US Fly Fishing team. Through international…
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Poxyback Biot, Golden Stone Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight, Underbody Body Thorax Tail and Antennae Collar Wingcase coated with Legs Ribbing Poxyback Biot Stonefly Nymph The Poxyback Biot Stonefly Nymph was developed by Mike Mercer of Redding, CA in the early 1990’s. Golden Stone nymphs are smaller and lighter…
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Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Weight Body Thorax Tail and Antennae Shellback Wingcase Legs Ribbing Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph The Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph was designed by Mike Mercer of Redding, CA. Little Yellow Stoneflies, also known as Yellow Sallies, belong in the Isoperla genus of…
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Golden Stonefly Nymph Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Same as body Weight Body Blend of 60% and 40% Thorax Blend of 60% and 40% Antennae Tail Wingcase Ribbing Kaufmann Stones Randall Kaufmann developed the first of the Kaufmann Stonefly nymph patterns around 1973. Rubberlegs were added to his patterns in…
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