The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Golden Stonefly, Dragonfly, Damselfly and 3 others
Hard - 10-15 Min
Coldwater, Warmwater
The most popular color for the articulated stillwater is olive but it can also be tied in rust, green, or even black. Also depending on what type of water you’ll be fishing you’ll need to make adjustments on the size of the beadhead. For lakes go bigger so the fly will sink quicker and better imitate a wounded crayfish, sculpin or baitfish. This fly has an amazing jigging motion and it is up to the angler himself to find the subtle variations that fish in your home water will agree with.
As you can see the patterns colors are versatile and change the patterns overall imitation. Tie in a variety of colors if you’re going to have them in your box.
The key benefit to this fly that sets it apart from other small streamers or nymphs is its versatility. This fly has caught several different species in many different bodies of water. It imitates many different insects but above all else is a great crayfish imitation. Some problems arise with this pattern when targeting spooky fish. Since it is articulated, it is bigger than most nymphs, but the movement of the insect can outweigh any size drawbacks, even on tailwaters. It’s a great fly to have in your box and a great skill to learn as you can really articulate any nymph pattern like this for the most part.
The articulated stillwater is a great fly that can be stripped, twitched or dead drifted to entice some vicious strikes. Most anglers find success with this fly along drop offs or rocky points in lakes or when fishing currents and rifles in rivers/streams. The great thing about this fly or any fly is there is no “right” way to fish it. Find your own stripping rhythm with this fly or just dead drift it and you are sure to find that huge smallie or obese stillwater rainbow you’ve been waiting for.
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Cranefly Sizes: #8 - #16
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Region: West
Damselfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: Northwest
Damselfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: East
Damselfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: Southeast
Damselfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: Midwest
Damselfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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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, Midwest
Dragonfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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Region: Southeast
Dragonfly Sizes: #8 - #14
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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, East, Southeast, Midwest
Hexegenia Sizes: #6 - #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
Salmonfly Sizes: #6 - #14
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