The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Little Black Caddis, Caddis, Little Black Stone and 5 others
Medium - 10-15 Min
Coldwater
Anglers looking to very this pattern shouldn’t stray too far away from this recipe, but some little changes can be extremely effective in an angler’s pursuit of fish. Adding rubberlegs is a fantastic way to vary this pattern and also to better imitate terrestrial insects. Anglers may also want to try adding a “hot head” with bright red or pink thread.
The Stimulator is the perfect fly for a small-stream dry fly fisherman looking for large numbers! While the stimulator works in the vast majority of rivers, small streams and pocket-water rivers are absolutely ideal. The Arkansas River in Colorado is a fantastic example of the latter. While the Arkansas River is a large river, it contains pockets that are perfect for stalling out the prolific caddis and stonefly adults found here. In this kind of situation, the stimulator is ideal. Likewise, small streams teem with gorgeous holding lies and small trout eager to blast an adult caddis, are ideal candidates for the Stimulator.
When the Stimulator is hitting, it really is all about fly maintenance. The Stimulator echoes resemblances of a wide variety of insects and therefor when dry fly season is on, this fly is a great bet. Anglers often find that the strikes are plentiful on a Stimulator; it is important to be sure to keep your fly dry and riding high with both powder and liquid floatant. Spend a little extra time shaping this dry fly to look “natural” for maximum success. Be sure to pick up some of our Dry-Dust and Gink before taking your Stimulator out to the creek!
| General Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Caddis Sizes: #10 - #22
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West
Golden Stonefly Sizes: #8 - #16
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Region: Northwest
Golden Stonefly Sizes: #8 - #16
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Region: East
Golden Stonefly Sizes: #8 - #16
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Region: Midwest
Golden Stonefly Sizes: #8 - #16
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Stone Sizes: #12 - #18
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East, Southeast, Midwest
Hopper Sizes: #6 - #16
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West
Little Black Caddis Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: Northwest
Little Black Caddis Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: East, Midwest
Little Black Caddis Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: Southeast
Little Black Caddis Sizes: #14 - #20
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East
Little Black Stone Sizes: #14 - #20
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Region: Midwest
Little Black Stone Sizes: #14 - #20
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest, East
October Caddis Sizes: #8 - #12
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| Regional Hatch Chart | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Region: West, Northwest
Skwala Stone Sizes: #12 - #16
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