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Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:07 pm
by Old Hat
For our winter stonefly or little brown stone hatch.

Hook: Ken Sawada Low Water salmon hook #12
Thread: brown Griffith's 16/0
Tail: dark natural moose hair
Rib: copper wire
Abdomen: hare's ear (equal mix of black, dun, and natural)
Thorax: black SLF
Hackle: English grouse palmered through thorax

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Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:41 pm
by hankaye
Old Hat, Howdy;

That is ONE good lookin' fly!
hank

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:04 pm
by Roadkill
Beautiful fly! 8-)

Have you dunked that close to home in February?

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:39 pm
by Old Hat
Not this exact pattern, but a very close variation. I have fished flymphs during this hatch for a long time. I developed
It initially for the huge winter stonefly hatch on the middle Deschutes.

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:31 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
Carl,

Great looking fly. The colors really work well together. Like the hook choice as well.

REE

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:59 am
by letumgo
Gorgeous fly Carl. Great dubbing blend too.

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:47 am
by tie2fish
Eminently fishable and good looking too.

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:31 pm
by redietz
That'll work.

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:53 pm
by kanutripr
That's one good looking fly. I'm really liking the look of the Ken Sawada hooks.



Vicki

Re: Winter Stonefly Flymph

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:36 pm
by Old Hat
Thanks everyone. The hooks are nice but this about as small as this style comes and is too big for most applications. Works well for stonefly sizes though.