The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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This is a simple pattern with a decent amount of interchangeable materials, which is always welcome news. Chances are you won’t need to make a material pit stop before spinning a few of these up.
Leg Variations: Try incorporating Olive or Copper legs in place of Black to change it up a little.
The slender, anatomically correct nature of this pattern makes it a great choice to imitate the little black stones that can so easily cure a case of winter blues. The stretch tubing body does a stellar job of imitating the segmentation on these little trout morsels. Another great attribute of this bug is you can thread tippet through the eye without +3 readers, even when your hands are barely functioning on that early spring day.
This fly is a great first fly in two or three nymph rig when the other fly(s) are midges or other small, cold weather trout fare. It can be a worthwhile meal for for a fish used to eating such small bugs all day long during the cooler months. Don’t be surprised if fish move to this fly. It will often be a welcome sight in the water column.
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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