Fluttering Stonefly
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Fly: Russell Stanton, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
TMC 2312 # 6 |
| Thread: |
6/0 orange |
| Tail: |
moose body hair |
| Rib: |
brown saddle hackle (size # 14 - 16) - palmered with 5 or 6 turns |
| Body: |
burnt-orange Antron yarn |
| Underwing: |
elk rump - sparse |
| Middlewing: |
Krystal Flash, root beer |
| Overwing: |
moose body hair, tied in tips first with butts trimmed to length (this ensures wing stays flared and doesn't mat down, to imitate fluttering wings |
| Head: |
moose body hair (from top wing), bullet style |
| Legs: |
black rubber |
Note: from article in Flyfishing and Tying Journal by Todd Smith w/ Stonefly Angler's Shop in Boise
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