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Tungstone
Light Tungstone
Tying Instructions
1. Attach the bead to the hook and slide the bead up to eye. Secure the thread behind the bead and lay a thread foundation to the bend of the hook.
2. Clip a pair of Goose Biots off the quill and oppose the pair so that they curve away from each other. Measure the tips of the biots so that they will be half of the hook shank.Attach the biots to each side of the hook shank securing with a couple of tight wraps at the bend of the hook.
3. Secure the butt ends of the biots along each side of the shank with thread wraps. Attach the clear 3X tippet ribbing to the bottom of the hook shank and secure to the tail tie-in position.
4. Trim a slip of Duraskin that is about 1/2 the hook gap.
5. Secure a piece of Lateral Scale to the top of the hook shank and wrap to the tail tie-in position. Make sure that the Lateral Scale is centered to the top of the hook.
6. Next, attach the Duraskin slip that you prepared to the top of the hook shank, centered directly over the Lateral Scale. Secure with thread wraps to the tail tie-in position.
7. Apply dubbing to the thread and start the dubbing wrap at the tail tie-in position. Lock a few fibers with the first wrap against the shank, then twist the dubbing around the thread to tighten.
8. Create a tapered abdomen with the dubbing and finished at the 65% position.
9. Bring the Duraskin over the abdomen, centered on the top of the hook shank. Secure with a few thread wraps in front of the abdomen.
10. Next, bring the Lateral Scale over the abdomen for the flashback. Secure the scale with a few thread wraps in front of the abdomen.
11. Wrap the 3X tippet ribbing forward with 5-6 spirol wraps to the front of the abdomen and secure with some tight thread wraps.
12. Clip off two clumps of a dozen Partridge Fibers from two matching feathers and secure one clump of fibers to each side of the thorax behind the bead. The length of the fibers should not extend beyond the point of the hook.
13. Build a thorax as a small ball in front and overlapping the abdomen.
14. Attach two clumps of brown hen saddle fibers to each side of the hook shank in front of the thorax ball. Adjust the leg length so that the legs do not extend past the hook point.
15. Attach a strip of Duraskin in front of the thorax for a wingcase. The wingcase should cover the thorax and not extend past the leg tips.
16. Apply some dubbing in front of the first pair of legs for a second thorax section.
17. Attach a second pair of legs from Brown Hen Saddle fiber clumps to each side of the hook shank in front of the dubbed thorax.
18. Trim off the butt ends of the legs and secure with thread wraps. Attach a second strip of duraskin for another wingcase segment. It should cover about half of the first wingcase. Secure with tight thread wraps.
19. Trim off the butt end of the wingcase strip and apply a collar of dubbing just behind the bead. Whip Finish.
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| Hook | TMC 5263 Size 10-18 |
| Thread | Danville Yellow 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Tungsten Bead |
| Flashback | 1/16 Opal Lateral Scale |
| Body | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend, Golden Stone |
| Thorax | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend, Golden Stone |
| Tail | Golden Stone Goose Biots |
| Wingcase | Mottled Medium Dun Fino Skin |
| Legs | Olive Grizzly Hen Saddle |
| Ribbing | 6X Mono Tippet |
John Barr
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 source but are considerably available once they migrate up to the shoreline just prior to hatching. Often they get caught by the current and are swept downstream.
Two Variations
John basically ties two variations of the Tungstone, a light (Golden) color for the Golden Stones and a dark coloration for Salmonflys on a 3x long nymph hook. These can range from a size 6-18, depending upon the type of stonefly that the fish are keying on. Some stonefly nymph patterns are large, in size 2-6, but there are many stonefly nymphs that are much smaller in the size 6-18. The Tungstone pattern ties well within these smaller sizes. Bead suggestions: Use 5/32″ beads for size 6 & 8, 1/8″ beads for size 10 & 12, 7/64″ for size 14, 3/32″ for size 16, and 5/64″ for size 18.
A few fly manufacturers came up with their version of the Tungstone, adding two tungsten beads, to really get the nymph down without the need of additional split shot. The pattern is usually identified as the Double Bead Tungsten Head Stonefly.
Variations
Dark Tungstone
| Hook | TMC 5263 Size 6-14 |
| Thread | Danville Brown 6/0 |
| Head | Gold Tungsten Bead |
| Flashback | 1/16 Opal Lateral Scale |
| Body | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend, Dark Brown |
| Thorax | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend, Dark Brown |
| Tail | Golden Stone Goose Biots |
| Wingcase | Brown Fino Skin |
| Legs | Brown Hen Saddle |
| Ribbing | 6X Mono Tippet |
Tungsten Head Stonefly, Brown
| Hook | TMC 5263 Size 6-14 |
| Thread | Uni-thread 6/0 ,Red |
| Bead | 2 1/8 Gold Tungsten Bead |
| Ribbing | Copper wire, Brassie |
| Body | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend. Mahogany |
| Thorax | Mottled Nymph Dubbing Blend. Mahogany |
| Tail | Goose Biots, Amber |
| Legs | Woodduck Mallard Flank |
| Wingcase | Cinnamon Turkeycoated with Loons Fly Finish, Thin |
Tungsten Head Stonefly, Black
| Hook | TMC 5263 Size 6-14 |
| Thread | Uni-Thread 6/0, Black |
| Bead | 2 1/8 Silver Tungsten Bead |
| Ribbing | Silver wire, Medium |
| Body | Hare-tron Dubbing. Black |
| Tail | Goose Biots, Black |
| Legs | Black Ostrich Herl |
| Wingcase | Cinnamon Turkeycoated with Loons Fly Finish, Thin |