Stonefly pattern

[dinoday]

I thought some of you may be interested in this fly since there's been some talk of a fly swap here recently.This is not my tie,it's a fly done by one of our best tyers on M-S.com,although I am going to attempt it mabye some of you better tyers can give this one a go :)

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/552/medium/stoneflytopms_postReSized.jpg

Here's the recipe, the fellow who tied it told me it takes him about an hour to tie.Good luck!

Hook-Alec Jackson Size 7 Spey. Use any hook You feel to.

Tailing- Porcupine Quills

Underbody- Dental Tape

Abdomen- 1/4" Laxtex strips folded in half and palmered forward.

Wing cases-Wing Buds Sold here. http://www.hatchmasters.ca/

Thorax- Brown Ostrich

Legging- Porcupine Quill and Japanese Nymph leggs also sold at above link.

Head underbody is also laytex.

Antennas-Porcupine Quill with horse hair ran through it.

Stonefly was colored with a brown and tan marker and coated with SoftTex.

Step by step instructions can be found on the Stonefly at the originators Site. http://www.realisticflytyer.com/

[flyrod4steelhead]

That is one sweet lookin fly. I would to use it and lose either on a snag or to a fish. Well not a fish really, then that would mean he/she thought that is was the real deal :)

Was that by chance a fly that Shoeman tied or someone else?

Nonetheless, one sweet looking fly.

[dinoday]

Was that by chance a fly that Shoeman tied or someone else?


Wickedcarpenter :)

[flyrod4steelhead]

Ah yes, I think that I seen a few of his flies. After thinking about it, I would put that fly in a glass container and scare the warden with it, lol.

Like I said, that is a sweet looking fly :)