Piper |
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| Hook: | TMC 2302, 2X long, curved shank, down eye (can use TMC 200R in a pinch), size 8 - 6 |
| Thread: | Reddish brown or rusty brown, 6/0 |
| Underbody: | Thin strip of a foam blanket, tied in at the tail, then spiraled up the shank and half way back down (tie this on and then tie in the lead wire, helps hold the wire in place) |
| Weight: | Lead wire, 0.30 diameter, one strip each side, coated with cement or nail polish |
| Tails: | Golden brown goose biots, short, one each side, separated by a small ball of dubbing |
| Rib: | Belding Corticelli, Nymo nylon sewing thread, color # 0652 (rusty orange thread, 6/0) |
| Body: | Hareline dubbing, 45% goldenrod, 30% brown, 25% cream, hand blended |
| Legs: | Hen neck, mottled gold and brown, small rolled segments, 2 pair each side |
| Wing cases: | Oak mottled turkey, sprayed with pastel chalk fixative, cut a 'V' in the end |
| Antennae: | Golden brown goose biots, slightly longer than tail |
I used to call this the North Fork Golden Stone because that's where I first came up with this dressing. I now call it the Piper (as in Pied Piper of Trout) because everywhere I've used it the trout come as if they were called. Besides, Piper is easier to say than North Fork Golden Stone. Low water reduced the fishing options on my last trip to NZ. But it also made some rivers, such as the Waiau, more accessible and this stonefly played to the trout there too. |
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