Stoneflies

Yellow Stimulator Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Body palmered with Ribbing Thorax palmered with Tail Wing Stimulator The Stimulator was initially designed to specifically imitate adult stoneflies. Randall Kaufmann is often credited with the pattern design, however, it may also be the design of Jim Slattery of West Yellowstone, MT.…

Rogue Foam Stone, Golden Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Collar and Head Wing over Overwing Legs Rogue Foam Stone Designed by Jack Schlotter of Medford, Oregon. The Rogue Foam Stone utilizes a foam body that is segmented, as well as Deer or Elk Hair for the wing. Both, the foam…

Madam X Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Wing Underwing Legs Madam X The Madam X originated with Doug Swisher in Southwestern Montana during the 1980’s. Primarily used to imitate hoppers and large stoneflies, the Madam X can also be adapted for cicada, dragonflies, crickets, and other large type insects.…

Headlight Sally Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax Extended Body Underwing Wing Hackle Headlight Sally The Headlight Sally represents the Little Yellow Sally stonefly (Isoperla) when it is emerging to the adult stage at the surface film. The Little Yellow Stonefly is a small stonefly of only 8mm (1/3 inch)…

Ride Sally Ride Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Thorax and Overwing Tail Wing Legs Ride Sally Ride Matt Miles designed this pattern and it was introduced by Umpqua Feather Merchants within their catalog in 2014. Matt guides out of his home state of Virginia but spent many years working with…

Clark’s Little Yellow Stone Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Underwing Wing Hackle Clark’s Little Yellow Stonefly Lee Clark developed a series of stonefly imitations while fishing the Metolius and Deschutes River of Oregon in the early 1980’s. The popularity of this pattern is due to the ease of tying as…

Chubby Chernobyl, Golden Stone Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Overbody Tail Wing Legs Chubby Chernobyl The Chubby Chernobyl often represents stoneflies and grasshoppers. It can be tied with numerous colorations and sizes to also represent crickets, cicada, and caddis. Black/Tan is a good color for the Hopper. Orange for the salmonfly;…

Bird’s Stonefly Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Tail Antennae Ribbing Wing Hackle Bird’s Stonefly Bird’s Stonefly was developed by Cal Bird in the mid 1950’s on the banks of Burney Creek in Northern California. It has become a standard Salmonfly pattern for over 50 years, particularly due to the marketing…

Bill’s Skwala Stonefly Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Body Egg Sack Underwing Wing Legs Hackle Bill’s Skwala Stonefly Bill’s Skwala Stonefly is a pattern designed by the late Bill Carnazzo, a guide of West Slope Sierran Streams. He was one of those passionate fly fishers who volunteered his time to…