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gingerdun, Howdy;

How's about some sort of warning before ya get right to the picture...
almost sprayed some of my precious coffee on to the computer.....
That fly is outstanding! New bestest one.
Got a recipe or a how to to go with it???
I'm courious about the rib showing in front of the hackle as well as the rest the
procedures for putting this one together.

hank

Tie2fish and Roadkill, thanks for the nice comments.
And Mr Hankaye, Sir, I have trouble imagining anybody wanting to copy this pattern, but I might just do as you suggest and write down the step-by-step. when I find the time. I have been putting off other things to work on this darned fly, and now I have to catch up.
Sure has been fun, especially with all the help I rec'd along the way.

L

Wow Lance, sincerely, this is one of the more thoughtful patterns I've seen in some time. Perfectly ambiguous and suggestive and incredibly imitative. Beautiful material selection and I've learned a lot about these larger flies from this thread. I need to give it some thought, especially if I'm going to get out West any time soon...next season? Pack a 6wt. =)

Hi Lance, Inspired by you and by Bill and the answers on my question I looked again in the book of Brooks.

So I tried one myself, not as big as brooks tied them but here is my Yellow Stone:



Yellow Stone Brooks

Hook: TMC 2312 #10
Thread: Sheer yellow 14/0
Underbody: yellow/green Punch wool
Tail: Pheasant tail
Body: Braid of two plies brown antron wool and one ply of yellow/green punch wool
Rib: Lagertun gold tinsel small
Hackle: saddle grizzly dyed yellow

The rib goes from the middle to the tail then back to the middle and fix the hackle with the rib, the hackle goes from eye to the middle.

greeting

William, thanks for the comment. I think a western trip is now unavoidable.

Ruard,
Yours is a beautiful tie, and great addition to this string.
Your ribbing texture is a good way to suggest the pattern on the nymph's back.
I should have chosen a pattern that is more likely to catch fish when we are in Roscoe. These big nymphs live in our streams, but they are not numerous, and are most active at night. However, they are active all year long, and the nymphs are sometimes drifting near the bottom during twilight, morning and evening. As William says, it is primarily thought of as a western fly, but that doesn't mean it can't catch fish in the east. I wonder how many anglers have actually given it a try? Thomas Ames in his book FISHBUGS: THE AQUATIC INSECTS OF AN EASTERN FLY FISHER, describes successful use of the pattern in central New Hampshire, which is similar to the Catskills. Ames writes this:

I think of the the Perlid larva as the alligators of the stream, predatory insects that use their stealth and surprising speed to ambush other insects and even small fish.
All Plecoptera are sensitive to oxygen content as well as water purity. A health golden stonefly population is a sign of a healthy stream."

Lance

Years ago....Many years ago, I used the Brook Stonefly Nymph, but not in that color.

What a cool thread! Ultra fishy flies Lance and Ruard. Bravo.

Ruard ~ You have added yet another splendid version to our growing montage of golden stonefly nymphs. I like very much how your braided body imitates the "blotchy" pattern that is so distinctive on this species. This should work very well where these nymphs are present, and your decision to go smaller may be a deciding factor. After talking with Lance about Thomas Ames, Jr's contention that yellow stonefly nymphs in the size range of #14 to #18 are prevalent in northeastern streams, I'm tempted myself to tie up some on smaller hooks.

All of the patterns shown thus far in this thread look really, really good! Almost like a mini fly swap- but within the bounds of the forum.
Each has its own variations, each is "buggy" in its own right and each definitely cover Stonefly imitations- yet each is different and unique.
I like them- a lot.

Jeff is right, this has had some of the pleasure of a swap, as we compare different interpretations of a particular nymph.
You all have taught me a lot. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

Lance