The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Yellow Sally, Little Black Stone
Easy - 7-10 Min
Coldwater
Usually a fly like this one with one material besides the hook and thread would be very difficult to find substitutions for. Luckily on this bug, the one material used for everything has a substitute. Don’t sweat it if you don’t have a bunch of excess Zelon hanging around.
Tail: Sparkle Emerger Yarn in a similar color will work just as well for this part of the fly.
Body: Sparkle Emerger Yarn in a similar color will work just as well for this part of the fly.
Casing: Sparkle Emerger Yarn in a similar color will work just as well for this part of the fly.
Thorax: Sparkle Emerger Yarn in a similar color will work just as well for this part of the fly.
Legs: Sparkle Emerger Yarn in a similar color will work just as well for this part of the fly.
People always think as stoneflies as the big, meaty bugs that come around every summer. To some extent that is true, but there are also much smaller stoneflies available to the fish on a few different occasions each year depending on where you are. Some of the smaller stones are yellow sallies and little black stones. This pattern can be tied in colors to imitate either of those species. Carrying a few of the smaller sizes of this bug will treat you just right.
Go smaller, go smaller, go smaller. That’s often the solution when the fish aren’t cooperating, no matter what kind of bugs are in the water you’re fishing. This pattern solves the large issue of what fly to reach for when you need to go downsize your fly, but don’t have any stoneflies that are small enough. Micro stone patterns like this one can be crazy productive when they’re fished in the correct situations. Plus, this guy really only requires one, very common material!
This should be the last fly in a nymph rig, and needs to be weighed down by the other flies, split shot,or both. Once this fly is near the bottom, it will take care of the rest. Just make sure you have plenty of them in your box, they seem to be quite popular among the fish no matter where you’re fishing.
| 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, Midwest
Yellow Sally Sizes: #12 - #18
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Region: Northwest
Yellow Sally Sizes: #12 - #18
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Region: East, Southeast
Yellow Sally Sizes: #12 - #18
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