Dizzy Blonde |
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Hook: | TMC 200R or equivalent, sizes 14-16 |
Thread: | Yellow |
Tail: | Light Elk Hair |
Butt: | Red Silk Floss |
Body: | Light olive dubbing |
Wing: | Mallard dyed "Wood Duck" over "Wood Duck" CDC |
Hackle: | Light Honey |
Antennae: | Ginger biots |
Pattern information Silk is used for the butt rather than other flosses because of its retention of the bright red colour. Also, although natural Wood Duck can be used for the wing, for once, the dyed Mallard is (in my opinion) the better material! My all-time favorite dry fly to imitate the Little Yellow Stonefly (isoperla bilineata) would have to be a yellow Kauffman's Stimulator, but for spring creek fishing, you sometimes need a less representative, and more imitative fly. This is my attempt at matching the little yellow hatch , and after much trial-and-error, it has become my #1 pattern in clear water for isoperlae. It can be adapted to other stonefly patterns by changing the colors. |
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