The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
Golden Stonefly, Salmonfly, Yellow Sally and 3 others
Hard - 10-15 Min
Coldwater
This fly can be a little bit long and involved, but it’s all worth it in the end. There are also a sizable amount of substitutions available, so gathering everything up shouldn’t be too difficult.
Antenna: Turkey Biots in Brown will work flawlessly for this part of the bug.
Tail 2: Turkey Biots in Brown will work flawlessly for this part of the bug.
Casing: Some Turkey Wing Fibers are the next best thing to use as the casing on this fly
Legs: Partridge makes some nice legs on this fly if you don’t happen to have the India Hen Back laying around.
You an change up this pattern in a couple pretty cool ways. First on the list is the obvious color changes needed to have this bug imitate different species of stones. You can also tie some cool attractor patters with colors like purple. Next up is swapping out the natural legs for round rubber legs or spanflex to add some rubber leg action to this fly. If you think it needs some flash you can tie a flashback version with black thin skin and a piece of flashabou as the casing. Don’t forget to tie up a few sizes!
The Poxyback Microstone can be switched up in color, weight, size, and proportion to imitate almost all of the stonefly species, and is ultra realistic. This fly is basically a one stop shop for all your stonefly needs. It may take you a better chunk of the tying season to get every species in all variations tied and ready for the river, but it’s absolutely worth it! This is one of those bugs the guides use to dredge up the big boys.
A point fly in a traditional nymph rig is where this pattern will be right at home. It’s weight will help get it and the other flies down to the bottom where this bug should be fished. It can be a great Winter time fly also when tied in all black, and a smaller size.
| 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
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
Salmonfly Sizes: #6 - #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
Skwala Stone Sizes: #12 - #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, 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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